AMD Sempron LE-1250 vs AMD Athlon 64 3700+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron LE-1250 and AMD Athlon 64 3700+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Sempron LE-1250

AMD Athlon 64 3700+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron LE-1250

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
Around 98% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 508 vs 435

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2007 vs May 2004
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	508 vs 435

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3700+

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 394 vs 301
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1018 vs 955
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 979 vs 918

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	394 vs 301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1018 vs 955
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	979 vs 918

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron LE-1250
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3700+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

508

435

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

301

394

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

955

1018

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

918

979

Name	AMD Sempron LE-1250	AMD Athlon 64 3700+
PassMark - Single thread mark	508	435
PassMark - CPU mark	301	394
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	955	1018
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	918	979

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron LE-1250	AMD Athlon 64 3700+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sparta	San Diego
Launch date	October 2007	May 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$29	$69
Place in performance rating	2652	2655
Price now	$99.95	$69
Value for money (0-100)	1.60	2.56
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Die size		115 mm
Transistor count		105 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	89 Watt