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AMD SEMPRON 2800 REVIEW
"AMD Sempron 2800 review testing the AMD Sempron 2800 against the AMD Athlon XP 3200 and AMD Athlon XP 2500 processors. Software used was, 3dmark 2001 SE, 3dmark 2003, Glexcess, Sisoftware Sandra 2004, Doom3, Unreal Tournament 2004, Comanche4, Desert Rats vs Arrika Korps, Far Cry, Painkiller, Unreal 2 and X2 the Threat."

The AMD Sempron™ processor performs at the top of its class when running the home and business applications that you need most. The AMD Sempron™ processor’s full-featured capabilities can include HyperTransport™ technology, up to 512k total high-performance cache, advanced 333Mhz front-side bus, 3DNow! Professional technology, and an integrated DDR memory controller. The AMD Sempron™ processor provides the productivity enhancing performance you need for your everyday applications. It runs over 60,000 of the world’s most popular applications, so you can enjoy solid performance. With 35 years of design and manufacturing experience and shipments of more than 240 million PC processors, you can count on AMD to provide reliable solutions for your home or business.
| PROCESSOR TYPE |
TYPE |
MULTIPLIER |
CLOCK SPEED |
L1 CACHE |
L2 CACHE |
BUS SPEED |
PRICE |
| SEMPRON 2800 |
THOROUGHBRED B |
12 |
2.0Ghz |
128K |
256K |
333Mhz |
$110 (£76) |
| ATHLON XP 3200 |
BARTON |
11 |
2.2Ghz |
128K |
512K |
400Mhz |
$129 (£106) |
| ATHLON XP 2500 |
BARTON |
11 |
1.8Ghz |
128K |
512K |
333Mhz |
$63 (£51) |
| PROCESSOR TYPE |
TYPE |
MULTIPLIER |
CLOCK SPEED |
L1 CACHE |
L2 CACHE |
BUS SPEED |
PRICE |
GENERAL SYSTEM INFORMATION
| PROCESSOR |
AMD SEMPRON 2800 |
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AMD ATHLON XP 3200 |
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AMD ATHLON XP 2500 |
| VIDEO CARD |
MSI GEFORCE FX 5900XT VTD128 |
| NVIDIA DRIVER |
FORCEWARE v61.77 |
| MOTHERBOARD |
ASROCK K7S8XE+ (v1.90 BIOS) |
| MEMORY |
2x512MB OCZ GOLD XTC PC3200 DDR |
| OPERATING SYSTEM |
WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2 |
| DIRECTX VERSION |
v9.0c |
UNREAL TOURNAMENT 2004
ATHLON XP 3200 SEMPRON 2800 ATHLON XP 2500
COMMENT - "Using the Bridge of Fate demo the AMD Athlon XP 3200 beats the Sempron 2800 by 17% and the Sempron 2800 loses to the Athlon XP 2500 by 4%. Using the Convoy demo the AMD Athlon XP 3200 beats the Sempron 2800 by 18% and the Sempron 2800 loses to the Athlon XP 2500 by 5%. Using the Torlan demo the AMD Athlon XP 3200 beats the Sempron 2800 by 18% and the Sempron 2800 loses to the Athlon XP 2500 by 4%."
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BENCHMARK SETTINGS
Direct3D Render Device
1024x768 Resolution
32Bit Colour Depth
Texture Detail Normal
Character Detail Normal
World Detail High
Physics Detail High
Decal Stay High
Full Character Shadows
Full Fog Distance
Decals Enabled
Dynamic Lighting Enabled
Detail Textures Enabled
Coronas Enabled
Trilinear Filtering Enabled
Projectors Enabled
Foliage Enabled
Weather Effects Enabled
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GAMES SOFTWARE
DESERT RATS vs AFRIKA KORPS
ATHLON XP 3200 SEMPRON 2800 ATHLON XP 2500
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COMMENT - "Using Comanche4 the AMD Athlon XP 3200 beats the Sempron 2800 by 20% and the Sempron 2800 loses to the Athlon XP 2500 by 5%. Using Desert Rats vs Afrika Korps the AMD Athlon XP 3200 beats the Sempron 2800 by 19% and the Sempron 2800 loses to the Athlon XP 2500 by 5%. Using Far Cry the AMD Athlon XP 3200 beats the Sempron 2800 by 20% and the Sempron 2800 loses to the Athlon XP 2500 by 6%. Using Painkiller the AMD Athlon XP 3200 beats the Sempron 2800 by 12% and the Sempron 2800 loses to the Athlon XP 2500 by 4%. Using Unreal 2 the AMD Athlon XP 3200 beats the Sempron 2800 by 12% and the Sempron 2800 loses to the Athlon XP 2500 by 5%. Using X2 the Threat the AMD Athlon XP 3200 beats the Sempron 2800 by 14% and the Sempron 2800 loses to the Athlon XP 2500 by 2%."
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CONCLUSION - "What a surprise, we expected the Athlon XP 3200 to beat the Sempron 2800 but not the slower Athlon XP 2500 as well. The extra 256k L2 cache helped the XP2500 to beat the Sempron 2800 in all of the game benchmarks tested even though it is clocked 200mhz slower."
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