Sempron 3100+ vs Xeon 5150

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5150 and Sempron 3100+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2803not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.56no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.84no data
Architecture codenameWoodcrest (2006)Palermo (2001−2005)
Release dateJune 2006 (18 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$16$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon 5150 and Sempron 3100+ 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 speed2.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz1.8 GHz
L1 cache0 KB128 KB
L2 cache4 MB256 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm130 nm
Die sizeno data144 mm2
Maximum core temperature65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data69 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeB2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5150 and Sempron 3100+ 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
SocketLGA771754
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt62 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5150 and Sempron 3100+. 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
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5150 and Sempron 3100+ 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 Xeon 5150 and Sempron 3100+ are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5150 and Sempron 3100+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no 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.



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.

Xeon 5150 924
+210%
Sempron 3100+ 298

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 62 Watt

Xeon 5150 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Sempron 3100+, on the other hand, has 4.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon 5150 and Sempron 3100+. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon 5150 is a server/workstation processor while Sempron 3100+ is a desktop one.


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