Sempron 3200+ vs Core 2 Duo P8700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8700 and Sempron 3200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2788not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency2.30no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Palermo (2001−2005)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)1 October 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209$13

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8700 and Sempron 3200+ 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.53 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache3 MB256 KB
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm90 nm
Die size107 mm2103 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million63 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V - 1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8700 and Sempron 3200+ 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA479,PGA478939
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt62 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Sempron 3200+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8700 and Sempron 3200+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Sempron 3200+ are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Sempron 3200+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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.

Core 2 Duo P8700 960
+282%
Sempron 3200+ 251

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2009 1 October 2005
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 62 Watt

Core 2 Duo P8700 has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 148% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo P8700 and Sempron 3200+. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo P8700 is a notebook processor while Sempron 3200+ is a desktop one.


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