Intel Core i3 2100 vs AMD Sempron X2 190 |
Released January, 2011
Intel Core i3 2100
- 3.1 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 2100
 | Much higher clock speed 3.1 GHz | | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm |
| | More threads 4 | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.23 GHz |
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Released August, 2011
AMD Sempron X2 190
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Sempron X2 190
| | Much more l2 cache 1 MB | | Much lower typical power consumption 36.56W |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.94 GHz | | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | Around 25% higher clock speed | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.23 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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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 | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 36.56W | vs | 98.28W | 2.7x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.94 GHz | vs | 3.23 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | vs | 37.88 $/year | 3.5x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | vs | 93.47 $/year | 2.4x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Newer | Aug, 2011 | vs | Jan, 2011 | Release date 7 months later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 2100 vs Sempron X2 190
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 | Core i3 2100 | vs | Sempron X2 190 |
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| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Core i3 2100 | vs | Sempron X2 190 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.23 GHz | 3.94 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.23 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,518.9 | 2,355.3 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.23 GHz | 3.94 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 45W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 37.88 $/year | 10.84 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 93.47 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.41 pt/W | 1.4 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 98.28W | 36.56W | |
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