Sempron 2600+ vs Pentium 957
Aggregate performance score
Pentium 957 outperforms Sempron 2600+ by a whopping 144% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 957 and Sempron 2600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3003 | 3285 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.17 | 0.24 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Palermo (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 19 June 2011 (13 years ago) | January 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $134 | $60 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 957 and Sempron 2600+ 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 12 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 256K |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | 144 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | 69 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 957 and Sempron 2600+ 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1023 | 754 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 62 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 957 and Sempron 2600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| FMA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| My WiFi | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium 957 and Sempron 2600+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 957 and Sempron 2600+ are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 957 and Sempron 2600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 8.01 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (350 - 800 MHz) | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 800 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 957 and Sempron 2600+ integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 957 and Sempron 2600+.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.39 | 0.16 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 62 Watt |
Pentium 957 has a 143.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 306.3% more advanced lithography process, and 264.7% lower power consumption.
The Pentium 957 is our recommended choice as it beats the Sempron 2600+ in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium 957 is a notebook processor while Sempron 2600+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 957 and Sempron 2600+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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