Sempron 3400+ vs Athlon II X3 440

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X3 440 and Sempron 3400+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2409not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.18no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.08no data
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Palermo (2001−2005)
Release date25 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 October 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$47$30

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X3 440 and Sempron 3400+ 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads31
Base clock speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)128 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm90 nm
Die size169 mm2103 mm2
Number of transistors300 million63 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 440 and Sempron 3400+ 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
SocketAM3939
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt62 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 440 and Sempron 3400+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 440 and Sempron 3400+.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

Athlon II X3 440 1712
+486%
Sempron 3400+ 292

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 January 2010 1 October 2005
Physical cores 3 1
Threads 3 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 62 Watt

Athlon II X3 440 has an age advantage of 4 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Sempron 3400+, on the other hand, has 53.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X3 440 and Sempron 3400+. We've got no test results to judge.


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