AMD Sempron LE-1250 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron LE-1250 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 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 X2 5400+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron LE-1250

CPU is newer: launch date 10 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

Launch date	October 2007 vs December 2006
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1614 vs 301
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1300 vs 955
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2136 vs 918

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1614 vs 301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1300 vs 955
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2136 vs 918

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron LE-1250
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

301

1614

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

955

1300

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

918

2136

Name	AMD Sempron LE-1250	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+
PassMark - Single thread mark	508	0
PassMark - CPU mark	301	1614
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	955	1300
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	918	2136

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron LE-1250	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sparta	Windsor
Launch date	October 2007	December 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$29
Place in performance rating	2649	2651
Price now	$99.95	$52.99
Value for money (0-100)	1.60	8.03
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Die size		220 mm
Transistor count		154 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	89 Watt