Sempron 3600+ vs Pentium T4200
Aggregate performance score
Pentium T4200 outperforms Sempron 3600+ by an impressive 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium T4200 and Sempron 3600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2947 | 3188 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.22 | 0.35 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Manila (2001−2006) |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) | May 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $12 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium T4200 and Sempron 3600+ 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 | no data | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 256K |
| L3 cache | 1 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 103 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 81 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium T4200 and Sempron 3600+ 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 | PGA478 | AM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 62 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium T4200 and Sempron 3600+. 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 |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium T4200 and Sempron 3600+ 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 T4200 and Sempron 3600+ 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 | 0.45 | 0.23 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 62 Watt |
Pentium T4200 has a 95.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 77.1% lower power consumption.
The Pentium T4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Sempron 3600+ in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium T4200 is a notebook processor while Sempron 3600+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium T4200 and Sempron 3600+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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