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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.

DOOM III LOW QUALITY 76 89 66 53 MEDIUM QUALITY 60 70 52 42 HIGH QUALITY 41 41 24 15 ATHLON XP 3200 SEMPRON 3100 ATHLON XP 2500 SEMPRON 2200 COMMENT - "Using Doom 3 as a cpu benchmark low quality will show cpu performance, medium quality will show a mixture and high quality will be video card limited. The Sempron 2200 was 31% slower than the Athlon XP 3200, 41% slower than Sempron 3100 and 20% slower than Athlon XP 2500." BENCHMARK SETTINGS High Quality 1024x768 Screen Size Fullscreen Enabled Vertical Sync Disabled Demo1 Benchmark LOW QUALITY Bump Maps Disabled Shadows Disabled Special Effects Disabled Specular Disabled Antialiasing Disabled MEDIUM QUALITY Bump Maps Enabled Shadows Enabled Special Effects Enabled Specular Enabled Antialiasing Disabled HIGH QUALITY Bump Maps Enabled Shadows Enabled Special Effects Enabled Specular Enabled Anti-aliasing Enabled

HALF LIFE 2 LOW QUALITY 64 70 55 44 MEDIUM QUALITY 62 69 54 43 HIGH QUALITY 53 58 46 36 ATHLON XP 3200 SEMPRON 3100 ATHLON XP 2500 SEMPRON 2200 COMMENT - "Using Half Life 2 as benchmark the low quality setting will show cpu performance, medium quality will show a mixture and high quality will be video limited. The Sempron 2200 was 32% slower than the Athlon XP 3200, 38% slower than Sempron 3100 and 20% slower than Athlon XP 2500." BENCHMARK SETTINGS LOW QUALITY Model Detail Low Texture Detail Low Water Detail Simple Shadow Detail Low Shader Detail Low Bilinear Filtering MEDIUM QUALITY Model Detail Medium Texture Detail Medium Water Detail Reflect Shadow Detail High Shader Detail High Trilinear Filtering HIGH QUALITY Model Detail High Texture Detail High Water Detail Reflect Shadow Detail High Shader Detail High 8x Anisotropic Filtering

HALF LIFE 2 EXTRA COAST05 67 74 58 47 COAST12 71 75 60 50 PRISON05 74 79 62 51 ATHLON XP 3200 SEMPRON 3100 ATHLON XP 2500 SEMPRON 2200 COMMENT - "Using Half Life 2 we used a very demanding demo which will be cpu limited. The Sempron 2200 was 32% slower than the Athlon XP 3200, 36% slower than Sempron 3100 and 18% slower than Athlon XP 2500." BENCHMARK SETTINGS LOW QUALITY Model Detail Low Texture Detail Low Water Detail Simple Shadow Detail Low Shader Detail Low Bilinear Filtering MEDIUM QUALITY Model Detail Medium Texture Detail Medium Water Detail Reflect Shadow Detail High Shader Detail High Trilinear Filtering HIGH QUALITY Model Detail High Texture Detail High Water Detail Reflect Shadow Detail High Shader Detail High 8x Anisotropic Filtering

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