Sempron 2500+ vs Pentium 4 630
Aggregate performance score
Pentium 4 630 outperforms Sempron 2500+ by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 4 630 and Sempron 2500+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3277 | 3344 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium 4 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.17 | 0.20 |
| Architecture codename | Prescott 2M | Palermo (2001−2005) |
| Release date | no data | January 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $80 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 630 and Sempron 2500+ 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.75 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 101 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 67 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.2V-1.4V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 630 and Sempron 2500+ 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | PLGA775 | 754 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 84 Watt | 62 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 630 and Sempron 2500+. 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 |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium 4 630 and Sempron 2500+ 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 Pentium 4 630 and Sempron 2500+ are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.17 | 0.13 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 84 Watt | 62 Watt |
Pentium 4 630 has a 30.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
Sempron 2500+, on the other hand, has 35.5% lower power consumption.
The Pentium 4 630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Sempron 2500+ in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 630 and Sempron 2500+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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