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AMD SEMPRON 2200 REVIEW

AMD Sempron 2200 Processor

"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."

AFFORDABLE PERFORMANCE FOR EVERYDAY COMPUTING

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.

PROCESSOR TYPE TYPE MULTIPLIER CLOCK SPEED L1 CACHE L2 CACHE BUS SPEED PRICE
AMD SEMPRON 3100 PARIS 9 1.8Ghz 128K 256K 400Mhz $119 (£82)
AMD SEMPRON 2200 THROUGHBRED 9 1.5Ghz 128K 256K 333Mhz $48 (£32)
AMD ATHLON XP 3200 BARTON 11 2.2Ghz 128K 512K 400Mhz $129 (£93)
AMD 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

PROCESSORS AMD SEMPRON 2200
AMD SEMPRON 3100
AMD ATHLON XP 3200
AMD ATHLON XP 2500
VIDEO CARD MSI NX 6600 GT VTD128
NVIDIA DRIVER FORCEWARE v67.66
MOTHERBOARDS GIGABYTE K8NS PRO
ASROCK K7S8XE+
MEMORY 2x512MB OCZ GOLD XTC PC3200 DDR
OPERATING SYSTEM WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2
DIRECTX VERSION v9.0c

QUAKE III ARENA

HIGH QUALITY

ATHLON XP 3200290
SEMPRON 3100 309
ATHLON XP 2500255
SEMPRON 2200 221

ULTRA HIGH QUALITY

ATHLON XP 3200284
SEMPRON 3100 302
ATHLON XP 2500249
SEMPRON 2200 215

EXTREME QUALITY

ATHLON XP 3200240
SEMPRON 3100 248
ATHLON XP 2500225
SEMPRON 2200 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

ATHLON XP 3200106
SEMPRON 3100 127
ATHLON XP 250092
SEMPRON 2200 73

MEDIUM QUALITY

ATHLON XP 320087
SEMPRON 3100 97
ATHLON XP 250083
SEMPRON 2200 68

HIGH QUALITY

ATHLON XP 320048
SEMPRON 3100 52
ATHLON XP 250045
SEMPRON 2200 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

ATHLON XP 3200131
SEMPRON 3100 137
ATHLON XP 2500117
SEMPRON 2200 98

ELEPHANT ATRIUM

ATHLON XP 3200160
SEMPRON 3100 167
ATHLON XP 2500145
SEMPRON 2200 123

GRAND CATHEDRAL

ATHLON XP 3200107
SEMPRON 3100 113
ATHLON XP 250093
SEMPRON 2200 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

ATHLON XP 320094
SEMPRON 3100 108
ATHLON XP 250080
SEMPRON 2200 67

MEDIUM QUALITY

ATHLON XP 320083
SEMPRON 3100 94
ATHLON XP 250071
SEMPRON 2200 60

HIGH QUALITY

ATHLON XP 320065
SEMPRON 3100 70
ATHLON XP 250055
SEMPRON 2200 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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