AMD Sempron 3200+ vs Opteron 146 |
Released May, 2006
AMD Sempron 3200+
- 1.8 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Sempron 3200+
 | Much newer manufacturing process 90 nm | | Newer May, 2006 |
| | Slightly lower typical power consumption 50.38W | | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3 GHz |
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Released May, 2004
AMD Opteron 146
- 2 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Opteron 146
| | Significantly more l2 cache 1 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
| | Higher clock speed 2 GHz | | Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 1,349 |
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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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| Newer | May, 2006 | vs | May, 2004 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
| Slightly lower typical power consumption | 50.38W | vs | 54.44W | More than 5% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 50% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Slightly lower annual commercial energy cost | 54.31 $/year | vs | 58.69 $/year | More than 5% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Slightly lower annual home energy cost | 14.94 $/year | vs | 16.14 $/year | More than 5% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Significantly more l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0 MB | Compared to all cpus, 1 MB l2 cache is just OK | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0 MB/core | Compared to all cpus, 1 MB/core l2 cache per core is just OK | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | More than 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 1,349 | vs | 296 | More than 4.5x better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 65 °C | vs | 55 °C | Around 20% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Slightly better PassMark (Single core) score | 616 | vs | 483 | Around 30% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.86 GHz | vs | 2.59 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Sempron 3200+ vs Opteron 146
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 3200+ | vs | Opteron 146 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| 939 | |||
| AM2 | |||
| 940 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Sempron 3200+ | vs | Opteron 146 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 1 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 0 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 90 nm | 130 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 55°C | 0 - 65°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.59 GHz | 2.86 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 942.2 | 987.1 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.59 GHz | 2.86 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 62W | 67W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 14.94 $/year | 16.14 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 54.31 $/year | 58.69 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 0.31 pt/W | 0.68 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 50.38W | 54.44W | |
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