i5-10600KF vs Sempron 2500+
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-10600KF outperforms Sempron 2500+ by a whopping 6567% 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 | 3630 | 1065 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.21 | 9.05 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Palermo (2001−2005) | Comet Lake (2020−2025) |
| Release date | January 2001 (24 years ago) | 30 April 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Sempron 2500+ and Core i5-10600KF 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 4.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.75 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 101 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 63 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Sempron 2500+ and Core i5-10600KF 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 | 754 | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Sempron 2500+ and Core i5-10600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
Sempron 2500+ and Core i5-10600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Sempron 2500+ and Core i5-10600KF are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Sempron 2500+ and Core i5-10600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 41.6 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Sempron 2500+ and Core i5-10600KF.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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 | 0.12 | 8.00 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 125 Watt |
Sempron 2500+ has 101.6% lower power consumption.
i5-10600KF, on the other hand, has a 6566.7% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Core i5-10600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Sempron 2500+ in performance tests.
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