As
expected the Socket AM2 Sempron 3600+ processor draws the least amount of power
of the bunch, and the system comes in using 120W at idle. We're actually a bit
surprised by the power consumption of the Athlon64 FX-60, it has two processing
cores, more cache and a higher clock speed yet only uses 7W more than the
Sempron 3600+. We should also take into consideration that the platforms are
slightly different between the various processors (ie. AM2/775/939).
Total System Idle Power
Draw |
Processor |
Total
System Power Draw |
Intel Pentium 4 540 |
  150 Watts |
Intel Pentium D 840 |
  165 Watts |
Intel Pentium D 940 |
  168 Watts |
AMD Athlon64 4000+ |
  163 Watts |
AMD Athlon64 FX-60 |
  127 Watts |
AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+ |
  156 Watts |
AMD Athlon64 FX-62 |
  168 Watts |
AMD Sempron
3600+ |
  120 Watts |
When the
Socket AM2 Sempron 3600+ is under load, it draws 148W of power, considerably
less than the other processor platforms in this list. The 0.13 micron core
Athlon64 4000+ chews up 172W while Intel's Pentium 4 540 draws 223W of power!
There is no dual core load value because the Sempron 3600+ only is a single core
processor.
Total System Stressed
Power Draw |
Processor |
Total
System Power Draw |
Intel Pentium 4 540 |
  223 Watts |
Intel Pentium D 840 (Single Core Load) |
  203 Watts |
Intel Pentium D 840 (Dual Core Load) |
  240 Watts |
Intel Pentium D 940 (Single Core Load) |
  230 Watts |
Intel Pentium D 940 (Dual Core Load) |
  253 Watts |
AMD Athlon64 4000+ |
  172 Watts |
AMD Athlon64 FX-60 (Single Core Load) |
  163 Watts |
AMD Athlon64 FX-60 (Dual Core Load) |
  196 Watts |
AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+ (Single Core Load) |
  177 Watts |
AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+ (Dual Core Load) |
  207 Watts |
AMD Athlon64 FX-62 (Single Core Load) |
  196 Watts |
AMD Athlon64 FX-62 (Dual Core Load) |
  235 Watts |
AMD Sempron
3600+ |
  148Watts |
From the
power draw measurements it's easy to see that the AMD Sempron 3600+ CPU uses a
comparatively low amount of power, something to consider if you pay for
electricity and have to run multiple computer systems.
Next up we'll be overclocking the 2.0GHz Sempron 3600+
up to 2.5GHz... but first we'll touch upon Sempron 32/64-bit technologies.