Sempron 3200+ vs Pentium E5500

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E5500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.65
+306%
Sempron 3200+
2005
1 core / 1 thread, 62 Watt
0.16

Pentium E5500 outperforms Sempron 3200+ by a whopping 306% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5500 and Sempron 3200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27623301
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.04no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.950.24
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Palermo (2001−2005)
Release date18 April 2010 (14 years ago)1 October 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109$13

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E5500 and Sempron 3200+ 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 speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache2 MB (shared)256 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm90 nm
Die size82 mm2103 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 million63 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5500 and Sempron 3200+ 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
SocketLGA775939
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt62 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5500 and Sempron 3200+. 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

Security technologies

Pentium E5500 and Sempron 3200+ 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 E5500 and Sempron 3200+ are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5500 and Sempron 3200+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1

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 Pentium E5500 and Sempron 3200+.

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.


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.

Pentium E5500 0.65
+306%
Sempron 3200+ 0.16

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.

Pentium E5500 1040
+314%
Sempron 3200+ 251

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 0.16
Recency 18 April 2010 1 October 2005
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 62 Watt

Pentium E5500 has a 306.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Sempron 3200+, on the other hand, has 4.8% lower power consumption.

The Pentium E5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Sempron 3200+ in performance tests.


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