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| AMD Sempron 140 vs Athlon 64 3200+ |
Released July, 2009
AMD Sempron 140
- 2.7 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Sempron 140
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | ![]() | Much higher clock speed 2.7 GHz |
![]() | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 839 | ![]() | Much better performance per watt 1.95 pt/W |
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Released May, 2006
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
- 2 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Athlon 64 3200+
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 70 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 130 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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Much higher clock speed | 2.7 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | More than 35% higher clock speed | |||
Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 839 | vs | 573 | More than 45% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Much better performance per watt | 1.95 pt/W | vs | 0.34 pt/W | Around 5.8x better performance per watt | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.69 GHz | vs | 2.69 GHz | More than 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much lower typical power consumption | 36.56W | vs | 72.31W | Around 50% lower typical power consumption | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.93 GHz | vs | 2.87 GHz | More than 35% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | vs | 77.96 $/year | Around 50% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | vs | 21.44 $/year | Around 50% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Newer | Jul, 2009 | vs | May, 2006 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
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Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 70 °C | vs | 63 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Sempron 140 vs Athlon 64 3200+
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Sempron 140
1,324
Athlon 64 3200+
696
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Sempron 140
1,331
Athlon 64 3200+
692
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Sempron 140
105,900 MB/s
Athlon 64 3200+
52.6 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Sempron 140
1,284
Athlon 64 3200+
770
GeekBench
Sempron 140
1,284
Athlon 64 3200+
1,471
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Sempron 140
738
Athlon 64 3200+
448
PassMark (Single Core)
Sempron 140
839
Athlon 64 3200+
573
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Sempron 140 | vs | Athlon 64 3200+ |
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Clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2 GHz | |
Cores | Single core | Single core | |
Socket type | |||
AM3 | |||
754 | |||
AM2 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes |
details | Sempron 140 | vs | Athlon 64 3200+ |
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Threads | 1 | 1 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 130 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 63°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 5 | 3 | |
Overclock review score | 2 | 0 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.69 GHz | 2.69 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.93 GHz | 2.87 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,557.8 | 942.2 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.69 GHz | 2.69 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 45W | 89W | |
Annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | 21.44 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | 77.96 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.95 pt/W | 0.34 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 36.56W | 72.31W |
AMD Sempron 140 ![]() | AMD Athlon 64 3200+ ![]() |
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