AMD Sempron 3500+ vs Athlon 64 LE-1640 |
First seen on June, 2012
AMD Sempron 3500+
- 2 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Sempron 3500+
 | Much lower typical power consumption 28.44W | | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 78 °C |
| | Much lower annual home energy cost 8.43 $/year | | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 30.66 $/year |
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First seen on January, 2013
AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640
- 2.7 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Athlon 64 LE-1640
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.24 GHz | | Has virtualization support Yes |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.79 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 28.44W | vs | 36.56W | More than 20% lower typical power consumption | |||
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| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 78 °C | vs | 65 °C | 20% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 10.84 $/year | More than 20% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 39.42 $/year | More than 20% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.24 GHz | vs | 2.66 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.79 GHz | vs | 2.93 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Sempron 3500+ vs Athlon 64 LE-1640
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
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Sempron 3500+ | vs | Athlon 64 LE-1640 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM2 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
details | Sempron 3500+ | vs | Athlon 64 LE-1640 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 1 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 0 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 90 nm | 65 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 78°C | Unknown - 65°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 3.24 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.93 GHz | 3.79 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.66 GHz | 3.24 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 35W | 45W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 10.84 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.35 pt/W | 0.93 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 36.56W | |
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