AMD Sempron 2500+ vs C 50 |
Released July, 2004
AMD Sempron 2500+
- 1.75 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Sempron 2500+
 | Significantly higher clock speed 1.75 GHz |
VS
Released January, 2011
AMD C 50
- 1 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the C 50
| | Much newer manufacturing process 40 nm | | Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score 32,500 MB/s |
| | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much lower typical power consumption 7.31W |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 1.75 GHz | vs | 1 GHz | 75% higher clock speed | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 40 nm | vs | 130 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score | 32,500 MB/s | vs | 38.7 MB/s | More than 839.8x better geekbench 3 AES single core score | |||
| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 0.25 MB | 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 7.31W | vs | 47.94W | 6.6x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2011 | vs | Jul, 2004 | Release date over 6 years later | |||
| Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 90 °C | vs | 69 °C | More than 30% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Better performance per watt | 3.24 pt/W | vs | 0.41 pt/W | More than 7.8x better performance per watt | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 2.17 $/year | vs | 14.21 $/year | 6.6x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 7.88 $/year | vs | 51.68 $/year | 6.6x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Sempron 2500+ vs C 50
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Sempron 2500+ | vs | C 50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.75 GHz | 1 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Dual core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
details | Sempron 2500+ | vs | C 50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 1 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 0.25 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 130 nm | 40 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 69°C | Unknown - 90°C | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 59W | 9W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 14.21 $/year | 2.17 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 51.68 $/year | 7.88 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 0.41 pt/W | 3.24 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 47.94W | 7.31W | |
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