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| AMD Sempron 3400+ vs Athlon 64 X2 5000+ |
Released May, 2006
AMD Sempron 3400+
- 1.8 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Sempron 3400+
![]() | 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 December, 2006
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
- 2.6 GHz
- Dual core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Athlon 64 X2 5000+
![]() | Is unlocked Yes | ![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 2.6 GHz |
![]() | Significantly more l2 cache 1 MB | ![]() | Has virtualization support Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Significantly lower typical power consumption | 50.38W | vs | 72.31W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
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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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Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
Significantly higher clock speed | 2.6 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | Around 45% higher clock speed | |||
Significantly more l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0 MB | Compared to all cpus, 1 MB l2 cache is just OK | |||
Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0 MB/core | Compared to all cpus, 0.5 MB/core l2 cache per core is just OK | |||
Higher Maximum operating temperature | 70 °C | vs | 55 °C | More than 25% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.13 GHz | vs | 2.44 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 1,767.5 | vs | 770 | More than 2.2x better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
Better PassMark (Single core) score | 779 | vs | 522 | Around 50% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.39 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 70% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Dec, 2006 | vs | May, 2006 | Release date 6 months later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Sempron 3400+ vs Athlon 64 X2 5000+
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Sempron 3400+
770
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
1,767.5
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Sempron 3400+
775
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
994.5
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Sempron 3400+
48.8 MB/s
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
64.85 MB/s
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Sempron 3400+
448
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
1,497
PassMark (Single Core)
Sempron 3400+
522
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Sempron 3400+ | vs | Athlon 64 X2 5000+ |
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Clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
Cores | Single core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
AM2 | |||
754 | |||
939 | |||
Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
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 3400+ | vs | Athlon 64 X2 5000+ |
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Threads | 1 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 0 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 90 nm | 90 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 55°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 2.44 GHz | 3.13 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2 GHz | 3.39 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,043.3 | 1,518.5 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.44 GHz | 3.13 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 | 0.5 pt/W | 0.61 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 50.38W | 72.31W |
AMD Sempron 3400+ ![]() | AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ ![]() |
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