Intel Core i7-980 vs AMD Sempron 150

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-980 and AMD Sempron 150 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i7-980

AMD Sempron 150

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-980

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
5 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 1
Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1539 vs 1117
11.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6936 vs 597

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2011 vs December 2010
Number of cores	6 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1539 vs 1117
PassMark - CPU mark	6936 vs 597

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 150

2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-980
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 150

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1539

1117

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6936

597

Name	Intel Core i7-980	AMD Sempron 150
PassMark - Single thread mark	1539	1117
PassMark - CPU mark	6936	597
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	18.942
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	111.484
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	19.686
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1683
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1576

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-980	AMD Sempron 150
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gulftown	Sargas
Launch date	June 2011	December 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,109	$73
Place in performance rating	1839	1849
Price now	$198.99	$44.95
Processor Number	i7-980
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	12.83	4.62
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.33 GHz
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size	239 mm2	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	68.8°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	6	1
Number of QPI Links	1
Number of threads	12
Transistor count	1170 million	234 million
VID voltage range	0.800V-1.300V
Memory
Max memory channels	3
Maximum memory size	24 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1366	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	45 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)