AMD Sempron X2 2300 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron X2 2300 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron X2 2300

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
  • Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 621 vs 617
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 982 vs 972
Specifications (specs)
Launch date March 2008 vs November 2006
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 90 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 621 vs 617
PassMark - CPU mark 982 vs 972

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

  • Around 36% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 256 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron X2 2300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
621
617
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
982
972
Name AMD Sempron X2 2300 AMD Athlon 64 FX-74
PassMark - Single thread mark 621 617
PassMark - CPU mark 982 972

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Sempron X2 2300 AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Essentials

Architecture codename Brisbane Windsor
Launch date March 2008 November 2006
Place in performance rating 2795 2806
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $500
Price now $499.50
Value for money (0-100) 0.88

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 118 mm 235 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Transistor count 221 million 227 million

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Sockets supported AM2 F
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Memory

Supported memory types DDR1