Sempron
Also known as Semperon, AMD Sempron, Sempron 64, Sempron64, Semprom, Amd sempron, AMD Sempron 3000+, Amd Sempron 3000+
Sempron has been the marketing name used by AMD for several different budget desktop CPUs, using several different technologies and CPU socket formats. The Sempron replaced the AMD Duron processor and competed against Intel's Celeron series of processors. AMD coined the name from the Latin semper, which means "always", to suggest the Sempron is suitable for "daily use, practical, and part of everyday life". The last Semprons were launched in April 2014. The brand was retired with the launch of the AMD A-Series APUs.
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28 sectionsContents
- History and features
- Models for Socket A (Socket 462)
- Thoroughbred B/Thorton (130 nm)
- Barton (130 nm)
- Models for Socket 754
- Paris (130 nm [[Silicon on Insulator|SOI]])
- Palermo (90 nm SOI)
- Models for Socket 939
- Palermo (90 nm SOI)
- Models for Socket AM2
- Manila (90 nm SOI)
- Sparta (65 nm SOI)
- Brisbane (65 nm SOI)
- Models for Socket AM3
- Sargas (45 nm SOI)
- Models for Socket S1 (638)
- Keene (90 nm SOI)
- Sable (65 nm SOI)
- Models for ASB1 package (BGA)
- Huron (65 nm SOI)
- Models for Socket 754 32-bit Semprons
- Models for Socket S1 (638) 64-bit Semprons
- FM2/FM2+ Semprons
- Models for Socket AM1
- Semprons without Cool'n'Quiet
- See also
- References
- External links
Sempron has been the marketing name used by AMD for several different budget desktop CPUs, using several different technologies and CPU socket formats. The Sempron replaced the AMD Duron processor and competed against Intel's Celeron series of processors. AMD coined the name from the Latin semper, which means "always", to suggest the Sempron is suitable for "daily use, practical, and part of everyday life". The last Semprons were launched in April 2014. The brand was retired with the launch of the AMD A-Series APUs.
== History and features == The first Sempron CPUs were based on the Athlon XP architecture using the Thoroughbred or Thorton core. These models were equipped with the Socket A interface, 256 KiB L2 cache and 166 MHz Front side bus (FSB 333). Thoroughbred cores natively had 256 KiB L2 cache, but Thortons had 512 KiB L2 cache, half of which was disabled and could sometimes be reactivated with a slight physical modification to the chip. Later, AMD introduced the Sempron 3000+ CPU, based on the Barton core with 512 KiB L2 cache. From a hardware and user standpoint, the Socket A Sempron CPUs were essentially identical to Athlon XP desktop CPUs with a new brand name.