Sempron vs Athlon XP

Maurik · 10-26-2004, 11:44 PM

I'm thinking of buying/building a new PC

And I wanned to know what exactly are the differences between these 2 processors...?

I wanna use the PC for casual gaming, however I want to play some of the latest games, I also use it for word processing and browing the internet.

I will probably be using 256Mb of DDR ram with it maybe I will upgrade and add 512mb at a later date....

Any recomendations?

**Praetor** · 10-27-2004, 12:44 AM

The Sempron is a remarked ThoroughbredB so its a decent chip

They are more than a match for their counterparts, the CeleronDs

Maurik · 10-27-2004, 01:15 PM

Sounds good then, but how good are the Celeron D's compared to the old Celerons becos I once saw on a benchmark test that an 800Mhz Duron outperformed a 1400Mhz Celeron!

And how does a Sempron perform against an Athlon XP?

it seems that I can get a sempron 3100+ for £87, a Celeron D 2.8Ghz for £75 and an Athlon XP 2500+ Barton for only £60

SO which one is better in terms of power/price ratio? I have heard people say that the XP barton will out perform these processors easily, how true is that?

However:

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Originally Posted by TechIMO

The only s754 sempron is the 3100+ and IMO that's the only one worth buying if you're on a budget looking for a great gaming CPU right off the bat, without overclocking. And yes, it is true, Semprons (esp. the 3100+ S754) are great at gaming, and much better than athlon XPs
Just look at the 3100+ sempron leave the 3200+ XP in the dust

I'm thinking now that I should spend a little extra and buy a sempron 3100+ ?!

Maurik · 10-27-2004, 01:17 PM

And WOW! Look here...

And here:

**Praetor** · 10-27-2004, 02:26 PM

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Sounds good then, but how good are the Celeron D's compared to the old Celerons becos

The old celerons are discontinued so its a moot point but the CeleronD is superior is all respects.

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I once saw on a benchmark test that an 800Mhz Duron outperformed a 1400Mhz Celeron

Not surprising

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And how does a Sempron perform against an Athlon XP?

I *swear* I said a Sempron was a remarked TBred

(TBred is a type of AthlonXP)

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it seems that I can get a sempron 3100+ for £87, a Celeron D 2.8Ghz for £75 and an Athlon XP 2500+ Barton for only £60

Of the set there the Barton would prolly be my choice.

Maurik · 10-27-2004, 06:19 PM

Ok thanks for the help

!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Praetor

I *swear* I said a Sempron was a remarked TBred (TBred is a type of AthlonXP)

Sorry, must have missed that bit

I will probably get the barton tho, unless I can get some more money and then I will get a Sempron 3100+

Thanks for the help tho

**Praetor** · 10-28-2004, 12:01 AM

Well the Barton2500 is a superior chip hands down (even in clock) i think so its definitely a good buy

Maurik · 11-06-2004, 03:34 PM

its odd tho that the Sempron is taking over the XP's even though the Sempron 2800+ isnt a match for the 2500+ Barton XP... I just think that AMD want everyone to move into their 64bit processor range... but I am not convinced since 64bit is not yet the standard for computers.... maybe in a few years time...

**Praetor** · 11-06-2004, 06:53 PM

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its odd tho that the Sempron is taking over the XP's even though the Sempron 2800+ isnt a match for the 2500+ Barton XP...

S2800(Socket462) vs XP2500 ... thats a nice fight. I'd bet on the Sempron prolly. Now looking at the Sempron3100 ... that will hands down destroy the AthlonXPs (including XP3200(400)s. Why? NF3-250.

Of course if you pay an extra $20 and get the Athlon64-2800 then its all over .... damn Socket754s OC like a crazy mofo

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but I am not convinced since 64bit is not yet the standard for computers.... maybe in a few years time...

Depends on what kind of stuff you do.

morkys · 12-21-2004, 03:28 AM

Where are those benchmarks from? I'm kinda curious to see benchmarks of all kinds comparing, for instance, a Mobile 2500 socket 462 with a socket 939 AMD64 3000.

10-26-2004, 11:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Maurik Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 63	Sempron vs Athlon XP I'm thinking of buying/building a new PC And I wanned to know what exactly are the differences between these 2 processors...? I wanna use the PC for casual gaming, however I want to play some of the latest games, I also use it for word processing and browing the internet. I will probably be using 256Mb of DDR ram with it maybe I will upgrade and add 512mb at a later date.... Any recomendations? __________________ =-=-=Maurik=-=-= Click Main Box - Homebrew ;) ECS EZ BUDDIE AMD 2500+ Barton @ 1.9ghz 256mb PC 3200 DDR ram (soon to be 768mb) 80gb Maxtor Diamond Plus 9 108MB/s wlan LG CD-RW/DVD-Rom Drive Onboard 6.1 sound GeForce 4 MX 440 SE With AGP 8x 128mb Refurbishing Dell IBEG-2 Slot P3 700Mhz 128MB Rambus "Rimms" 20gb Maxtor DVD Drive CD-RW Drive Creative 5.1 Soundblaster Live nVidia Riva TNT 2 M64 32Mb

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10-27-2004, 01:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
Maurik Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 63	And WOW! Look here... And here: __________________ =-=-=Maurik=-=-= Click Main Box - Homebrew ;) ECS EZ BUDDIE AMD 2500+ Barton @ 1.9ghz 256mb PC 3200 DDR ram (soon to be 768mb) 80gb Maxtor Diamond Plus 9 108MB/s wlan LG CD-RW/DVD-Rom Drive Onboard 6.1 sound GeForce 4 MX 440 SE With AGP 8x 128mb Refurbishing Dell IBEG-2 Slot P3 700Mhz 128MB Rambus "Rimms" 20gb Maxtor DVD Drive CD-RW Drive Creative 5.1 Soundblaster Live nVidia Riva TNT 2 M64 32Mb

10-28-2004, 12:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
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11-06-2004, 03:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
Maurik Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 63	its odd tho that the Sempron is taking over the XP's even though the Sempron 2800+ isnt a match for the 2500+ Barton XP... I just think that AMD want everyone to move into their 64bit processor range... but I am not convinced since 64bit is not yet the standard for computers.... maybe in a few years time... __________________ =-=-=Maurik=-=-= Click Main Box - Homebrew ;) ECS EZ BUDDIE AMD 2500+ Barton @ 1.9ghz 256mb PC 3200 DDR ram (soon to be 768mb) 80gb Maxtor Diamond Plus 9 108MB/s wlan LG CD-RW/DVD-Rom Drive Onboard 6.1 sound GeForce 4 MX 440 SE With AGP 8x 128mb Refurbishing Dell IBEG-2 Slot P3 700Mhz 128MB Rambus "Rimms" 20gb Maxtor DVD Drive CD-RW Drive Creative 5.1 Soundblaster Live nVidia Riva TNT 2 M64 32Mb Last edited by Maurik; 11-06-2004 at 03:37 PM.

12-21-2004, 03:28 AM	#10 (permalink)
morkys New Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 13	Where are those benchmarks from? I'm kinda curious to see benchmarks of all kinds comparing, for instance, a Mobile 2500 socket 462 with a socket 939 AMD64 3000.

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