AMD SEMPRON 2200 REVIEW

"In this article we test the AMD Sempron 2200 cpu against the Sempron 3100, Athlon XP 3200 and XP 2500 using the Gigabyte K8NS Pro and Asrock K7S8XE+ motherboards. The following software was used during testing, 3dmark 2003, 3dmark 2005, SiSoftware Sandra 2005, CPU Bench 2003, Metabench, KribiBench, Realstorm 2004, Sciencemark 2, Nvidia Dawn, Doom 3, Half Life 2, Quake 3 Arena, Scrapland, Serious Sam SE, Tribes Vengeance, Unreal Tournament 2004, Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War, X2 the Threat and Xpand Rally."

AMD Sempron processors for desktop and mobile products offer best in class performance, compatibility with all the applications you need, and the reliability of AMD processors. Best-in-class performance for everyday computing. The AMD Sempron™ processor performs at the top of its class when running the home and business applications that you need most. Full-featured to improve your computing experience. The AMD Sempron™ processor lets you enjoy a dynamic Internet experience with smooth streaming video and audio. Compatible with leading operating systems and over 60,000 of the world’s most popular software applications. Enjoy reliable, responsive performance on thousands of software applications including those that let you communicate with family and friends. With 35 years of design and manufacturing experience, you can count on AMD to deliver innovative solutions that meet real customer needs.

Affordable performance for everyday computing - The AMD Sempron™ processor performs at the top of its class when running the home and business applications that you need most. Spend less time booting and loading – Get to fun, faster, with a system that boots and loads applications quickly and easily. Make applications work harder – Enjoy reliable, responsive performance on thousands of software applications including those that let you communicate with family and friends. Full-featured to improve your computing experience - The AMD Sempron™ processor lets you enjoy a dynamic Internet experience with smooth streaming video and audio. Digital media the way you imagined – Bring your favorite games and DVDs to life. Get more out of the Internet – Browse the Internet more quickly and enjoy streaming audio and video that looks and sounds rich, full, and crystal clear. Compatible with leading operating systems and over 60,000 of the world’s most popular software applications – The AMD Sempron processor is compatible with Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows® XP, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT®, and Windows 2000, as well as Linux and other PC operating systems. Reliability from an industry leader - With 35 years of design and manufacturing experience, offices across the globe, and sales of over 240 million PC processors, you can count on AMD to deliver solutions that meet real customer needs.

The AMD Sempron™ processor is designed to meet the evolving day-to-day needs of home and business PC users. This full-featured processor is designed to deliver affordable performance for today’s value-conscious buyers of desktop PCs.

SISOFTWARE SANDRA 2005 PROCESSOR - ALU DHRYSTONE 9010 8254 7471 6154 PROCESSOR - FPU WHETSTONE 3550 3832 2947 2387 ATHLON XP 3200 SEMPRON 3100 ATHLON XP 2500 SEMPRON 2200 COMMENT - "Using SiSoftware Sandra 2005 CPU the Sempron 2200 was 32% slower than the Athlon XP 3200, 26% slower than the Sempron 3100 and 18% slower than the Athlon XP 2500."

SISOFTWARE SANDRA 2005 MULTI-MEDIA - INTEGER 20665 17214 17078 13889 MULTI-MEDIA - FLOATING POINT 22065 18581 18312 14806 ATHLON XP 3200 SEMPRON 3100 ATHLON XP 2500 SEMPRON 2200 COMMENT - "Using SiSoftware Sandra 2005 Multi-Media the Sempron 2200 was 33% slower than the Athlon XP 3200, 20% slower than Sempron 3100 and 19% slower than Athlon XP 2500."

SISOFTWARE SANDRA 2005 MEMORY BANDWIDTH - INTEGER 2731 2751 2355 2278 MEMORY BANDWIDTH - FLOATING POINT 2552 2751 2207 2090 ATHLON XP 3200 SEMPRON 3100 ATHLON XP 2500 SEMPRON 2200 COMMENT - "Using the SiSoftware Sandra 2005 Memory test the Sempron 2200 was 17% slower than the Athlon XP 3200, 18% slower than Sempron 3100 and 4% slower than Athlon XP 2500."

CPU BENCH 2003 OVERALL 6590 6718 5596 4775 ATHLON XP 3200 SEMPRON 3100 ATHLON XP 2500 SEMPRON 2200 COMMENT - "Using CPU Bench 2003 the Sempron 2200 was 28% slower than the Athlon XP 3200, 29% slower than Sempron 3100 and 15% slower than Athlon XP 2500."

METABENCH OVERALL 3337 3030 2810 2331 ATHLON XP 3200 SEMPRON 3100 ATHLON XP 2500 SEMPRON 2200 COMMENT - "Using Metabench the Sempron 2200 was 31% slower than the Athlon XP 3200, 24% slower than Sempron 3100 and 18% slower than Athlon XP 2500."

KRIBI BENCH OFFICE 18.85 18.40 16.18 12.33 JET SHADOW 19.38 16.83 16.14 11.55 SPONGE 10.37 9.58 8.74 6.81 ATHLON XP 3200 SEMPRON 3100 ATHLON XP 2500 SEMPRON 2200 COMMENT - "Using Kribibench Jet Shadow test the Sempron 2200 was 41% slower than the Athlon XP 3200, 32% slower than Sempron 3100 and 29% slower than Athlon XP 2500."

NVIDIA DAWN BENCHMARK 64 81 60 58 ATHLON XP 3200 SEMPRON 3100 ATHLON XP 2500 SEMPRON 2200 COMMENT - "Using Nvidia Dawn for benchmarking the Sempron 2200 was 10% slower than the Athlon XP 3200, 29% slower than Sempron 3100 and 4% slower than Athlon XP 2500."