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.
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