AMD sempron 3000+

easy_as_easy

so I've just got this along with my new mobo, but not sure if its a decent processor or not. can anybody get me a comprasion with the pentium or a review or something?

thanks!

Ruu_Old

This should help, here ya go

easy_as_easy

thanks,

hmm 1.80GHz, thought it might have been faster...

Khannie

The GHz speed isn't so important with AMD chips. It's not an apples with apples comparisson.

If you check that benchmark, you'll see that it's about the same as a P4 2.4 GHz in processing power.

If you could get your hands on an Athlon 3000+ it should compare favourably with a P4 2.8 - 3.0 GHz. The sempron is really a budget chip (like intel's Celeron).

RE*AC*TOR

I don't understand how AMD can have 3 different chips, all rated 3000+, all with different performace values (Athlon, Sempron, and 64).

I thought they took a reference point off a pentium chip years ago, and it is all benched against that.

Otherwise the nomenclature is pointless.

Actually I just had a look at those benches - the sempron 3000+ beats the Athlon64 2800+.

So i guess the nomenclature is (mostly) consistent.

Khannie

The number is just a guide. It's similar to the 3GHz celeron and the 3GHz P4 not being the same speed, just over 3 parts (though the 3000+ XP has stopped production AFAIK).

I have to say that I was surprised at the 2800+ A64 being beaten by the sempron. I thought the architecture difference would have pulled it past the sempron in performance terms.

K.O.Kiki

It all depends on the tests though, doesn't it?

Fanny Cradock

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

I don't understand how AMD can have 3 different chips, all rated 3000+, all with different performace values (Athlon, Sempron, and 64).

i thought they had 2 chips in the 3000+ range: athlon64 and sempron. correct me if i'm wrong

easy_as_easy

Khannie wrote:

The GHz speed isn't so important with AMD chips. It's not an apples with apples comparisson.

If you check that benchmark, you'll see that it's about the same as a P4 2.4 GHz in processing power.

If you could get your hands on an Athlon 3000+ it should compare favourably with a P4 2.8 - 3.0 GHz. The sempron is really a budget chip (like intel's Celeron).

2.4GHz eh? I felt it was a bit faster than 1.8GHz, my old processor was an AMD athlon 2200+ 1.80GHz so I was surprised that it was bench marked at 1.8GHz

2.4Ghz eh eh? good news! cheers!

Khannie

Fanny Cradock wrote:

i thought they had 2 chips in the 3000+ range: athlon64 and sempron. correct me if i'm wrong

They also had the Athlon 3000+ XP (just before the A64 came out).

Easy as easy: Equivalent of a P4 2.4...but it still runs at 1.8GHz (or at least I'm assuming that from reading this thread).