Sempron 2500+ vs Athlon XP 3100+

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon XP 3100+ and Sempron 2500+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameThorton (2001−2003)Palermo (2001−2005)
Release dateDecember 2003 (20 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$80

Detailed specifications

Athlon XP 3100+ and Sempron 2500+ basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz1.75 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache256 KB256 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography130 nm130 nm
Die sizeno data101 mm2
Number of transistors63 million63 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon XP 3100+ and Sempron 2500+ compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketA754
Power consumption (TDP)68 Watt62 Watt

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon XP 3100+ 282
+36.2%
Sempron 2500+ 207

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 68 Watt 62 Watt

Sempron 2500+ has 9.7% lower power consumption.

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