Intel Atom D2500 vs AMD Sempron 3000+

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D2500 and AMD Sempron 3000+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Atom D2500

AMD Sempron 3000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D2500

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 16% higher clock speed: 1.86 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6.2x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 62 Watt

Launch date	28 December 2011 vs May 2006
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	1.86 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 62 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3000+

Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 511 vs 323
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 295 vs 241

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	511 vs 323
PassMark - CPU mark	295 vs 241

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D2500
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 3000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

323

511

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

241

295

Name	Intel Atom D2500	AMD Sempron 3000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	323	511
PassMark - CPU mark	241	295
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	611
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	925

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D2500	AMD Sempron 3000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cedarview	Manila
Launch date	28 December 2011	May 2006
Place in performance rating	3000	2993
Processor Number	D2500
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor D Series
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$50
Price now		$49.95
Value for money (0-100)		2.41
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.86 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	66 mm	103 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	1.86 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	176 million	81 million
VID voltage range	0.91V -1.21V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Processor graphics	Integrated
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	22mm X 22mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	62 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	4
Number of USB ports	8
Total number of SATA ports	2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
HD Audio
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version	No
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)