Pentium Dual-Core E2140 vs Sempron 3500+

Primary details

Comparing Sempron 3500+ and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3311	3059
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	0.23	0.50
Architecture codename	Palermo (2001−2005)	Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date	1 October 2005 (19 years ago)	June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$167	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Sempron 3500+ and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	1.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	65 nm
Die size	103 mm2	77 mm2
Number of transistors	63 million	105 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Sempron 3500+ and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 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	1
Socket	939	775
Power consumption (TDP)	62 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Sempron 3500+ and Pentium Dual-Core E2140. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Sempron 3500+ and Pentium Dual-Core E2140. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.15	0.34
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	90 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	62 Watt	65 Watt

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