Ryzen 5 2600 vs Sempron 2800+
Primary details
Comparing Sempron 2800+ and Ryzen 5 2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 905 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 22 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 9.79 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 12.08 |
| Architecture codename | Manila (2001−2006) | Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018) |
| Release date | January 2001 (23 years ago) | 19 April 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $104 | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Sempron 2800+ and Ryzen 5 2600 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 | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 34 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 144 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 81 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Sempron 2800+ and Ryzen 5 2600 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM2 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Sempron 2800+ and Ryzen 5 2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Sempron 2800+ and Ryzen 5 2600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Sempron 2800+ and Ryzen 5 2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Sempron 2800+ and Ryzen 5 2600.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 65 Watt |
Sempron 2800+ has 4.8% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 2600, on the other hand, has 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Sempron 2800+ and Ryzen 5 2600. We've got no test results to judge.
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