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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.

QUAKE III ARENA HIGH QUALITY 290 309 255 221 ULTRA HIGH QUALITY 284 302 249 215 EXTREME QUALITY 240 248 225 204 ATHLON XP 3200 SEMPRON 3100 ATHLON XP 2500 SEMPRON 2200 COMMENT - "Using Quake 3 as benchmark the high quality will show cpu performance, ultra high quality will show a mixture and extreme quality will be video limited. The Sempron 2200 was 24% slower than the Athlon XP 3200, 29% slower than Sempron 3100 and 14% slower than Athlon XP 2500." BENCHMARK SETTINGS Default GLdriver GL Extensions on 1024x768 Video Mode 32Bit Colour Depth Fullscreen on Lightmap Lighting 32Bit Texture Quality Demo four.dm_66 HIGH QUALITY Medium Geometic Detail 75% Texture Detail Trilinear Texture Filtering ULTRA HIGH QUALITY High Geometic Detail Full Texture Detail Trilinear Texture Filtering EXTREME QUALITY High Geometic Detail Full Texture Detail 8x Anisotropic Filtering 4x Anti-Aliasing

SCRAPLAND LOW QUALITY 106 127 92 73 MEDIUM QUALITY 87 97 83 68 HIGH QUALITY 48 52 45 36 ATHLON XP 3200 SEMPRON 3100 ATHLON XP 2500 SEMPRON 2200 COMMENT - "Using Scrapland 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, 43% slower than Sempron 3100 and 21% slower than Athlon XP 2500." BENCHMARK SETTINGS 1024x768 Video Mode Vsync Disabled Crazy Gambler Level LOW QUALITY Bilinear Texture Filtering Low Texture Detail Shadows Disabled Fog Disabled Bloom Disabled Motion Blur Disabled Deformation Disabled MEDIUM QUALITY Trilinear Texture Filtering Medium Texture Detail Shadows Disabled Fog Enabled Bloom Enabled Motion Blur Enabled Deformation Enabled HIGH QUALITY 8x Anisotropic Filtering High Texture Detail Low Shadows Enabled Fog Enabled Bloom Enabled Motion Blur Enabled Deformation Enabled

SERIOUS SAM SE CITADEL 131 137 117 98 ELEPHANT ATRIUM 160 167 145 123 GRAND CATHEDRAL 107 113 93 75 ATHLON XP 3200 SEMPRON 3100 ATHLON XP 2500 SEMPRON 2200 BENCHMARK SETTINGS 1024x768 Resolution Fullscreen Enabled Extreme Quality Settings Large Texture Size Optimal Texture Quality Detail Textures Enabled COMMENT - "Using Serious Sam SE for the Grand Cathedral is the most cpu limiting demo tested. The Sempron 2200 was 30% slower than the Athlon XP 3200, 34% slower than Sempron 3100 and 20% slower than Athlon XP 2500."

TRIBES VENGEANCE LOW QUALITY 94 108 80 67 MEDIUM QUALITY 83 94 71 60 HIGH QUALITY 65 70 55 46 ATHLON XP 3200 SEMPRON 3100 ATHLON XP 2500 SEMPRON 2200 COMMENT - "Using Tribes Vengeance for benchmarking low quality will show cpu performance, medium quality will show a mixture and high quality will be video limited. The Sempron 2200 was 29% slower than the Athlon XP 3200, 38% slower than Sempron 3100 and 17% slower than Athlon XP 2500." BENCHMARK SETTINGS 1024x768 Resolution Imperial Arena level LOW QUALITY Bump Map Detail Low Texture Detail Low Terrain Micro Disabled Fluid Surface Detail Low Fogging Distance Low Dynamic Shadow Low Glow Detail Low Terrain Deco Disabled World Detail Low v2.0 Pixel Shaders Disabled MEDIUM QUALITY Bump Map Detail Low Texture Detail Medium Terrain Micro Enabled Fluid Surface Detail Medium Fogging Distance Medium Dynamic Shadow Medium Glow Detail Medium Terrain Deco Disabled World Detail Medium V2.0 Pixel Shaders Disabled HIGH QUALITY Bump Map Detail High Texture Detail High Terrain Micro Enabled Fluid Surface Detail UHigh Fogging Distance High Dynamic Shadow High Glow Detail High Terrain Deco Enabled World Detail High V2.0 Pixel Shaders Disabled

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