Sempron 150 vs E-300
Aggregate performance score
Sempron 150 outperforms E-300 by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3627 | 3452 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD E-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.46 | 0.32 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Zacate (2011−2013) | Sargas (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 22 August 2011 (15 years ago) | 7 December 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $73 |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of E-300 and Sempron 150: 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 | no data | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | 117 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 234 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on E-300 and Sempron 150 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 | FT1 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E-300 and Sempron 150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SVM | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E-300 and Sempron 150 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E-300 and Sempron 150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6310 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E-300 and Sempron 150.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.20 | 0.35 |
| Recency | 22 August 2011 | 7 December 2010 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 45 Watt |
E-300 has an age advantage of 8 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 13% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.
Sempron 150, on the other hand, has a 75% higher aggregate performance score.
The AMD Sempron 150 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD E-300 in performance tests.
Be aware that E-300 is a notebook processor while Sempron 150 is a desktop one.
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