AMD Sempron 2800+ vs Athlon 64 3200+ |
Released July, 2004
AMD Sempron 2800+
- 1.6 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Sempron 2800+
 | Much newer manufacturing process 90 nm | | Significantly lower typical power consumption 50.38W |
| | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 14.94 $/year | | Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 54.31 $/year |
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Released May, 2006
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
- 2 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Athlon 64 3200+
| | Much more l2 cache 1 MB | | Significantly higher clock speed 2 GHz |
| | Has virtualization support Yes | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 90 nm | vs | 130 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 50.38W | vs | 72.31W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 14.94 $/year | vs | 21.44 $/year | More than 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 54.31 $/year | vs | 77.96 $/year | More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 2 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | Around 25% higher clock speed | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.69 GHz | vs | 2.36 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.87 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | Around 60% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | May, 2006 | vs | Jul, 2004 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Sempron 2800+ vs Athlon 64 3200+
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
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Sempron 2800+ | vs | Athlon 64 3200+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| 754 | |||
| AM2 | |||
| 462 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Sempron 2800+ | vs | Athlon 64 3200+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 1 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 90 nm | 130 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 70°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 1 | 3 | |
| Overclock review score | 0 | 0 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.36 GHz | 2.69 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.8 GHz | 2.87 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 543.6 | 942.2 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.36 GHz | 2.69 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 62W | 89W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 14.94 $/year | 21.44 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 54.31 $/year | 77.96 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 0.44 pt/W | 0.34 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 50.38W | 72.31W | |
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