AMD Sempron LE-1250

[Shawn]

Dell outlet is selling a bunch of desktops for under $200 after the 15% off coupon. They have an AMD Sempron LE-1250 processor. I haven't been able to find benchmarks for these. I'm just wondering what they are comparable to.

My dad currently has an older Celeron 2.4GHz processor, which has a faster clock speed, but it is the older P4 class Celeron so I have no idea how it compares. This new PC comes with 4GB of DDR2 ram, so it seems like a pretty good deal.

 

[error8]

They are pretty crappy, being single cores and all. But it is probably faster then an old 2.4 ghz Celeron.

 

[soccerballtux]

Actually that's not bad, 512KB cache on A64 architecture is good; and at 2.2Ghz as well.
I'd take that Sempron over the Celeron. A64 is way better than P4 architecture, especially Celeron P4's.

To put this into perspective, Anand benched my old AMD Athlon XP Barton 2500+ a while back, comparing it with other budget processors. With the same graphics card and amount of RAM, it had 3x the framerate that the Celeron @ 2.93Ghz had in SimCity 3/4 or whatever the game was.

 

[LoneNinja]

Should perform the same as the old AM2 Athlon 64 chips that had 512kb L2 cache. Not a bad processor other than its only single core and on the aged K8 architecture. It's definately faster than that Celeron he's currently using.

 

[hans007]

i would figure it is about as fast as an athlon 64 3800 or 4000+ so probably a lot faster than that celeron.

 

[Marty502]

As already mentioned, way faster than the Celeron.

Not to mention it zips electricity compared to the Celeron. It should be much quieter and cool.

 

[Fox5]

Probably overclocks to near 3ghz as well.

 

[Arkaign]

Also worth noting :

The performance of the memory, chipset, integrated graphics, and modern sata hard drive will make a world of difference. Definitely jump on it. Celeron Socket 478 was terrible until Celeron D hit, and even that was not that great.

Just make sure to clear all the extra garbage they throw on the loadset, running a single core means you will want to focus it on just the basics + the apps he wants to use at any given time.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Arkaign
Also worth noting :

The performance of the memory, chipset, integrated graphics, and modern sata hard drive will make a world of difference. Definitely jump on it. Celeron Socket 478 was terrible until Celeron D hit, and even that was not that great.

Just make sure to clear all the extra garbage they throw on the loadset, running a single core means you will want to focus it on just the basics + the apps he wants to use at any given time.

That's what I was thinking as well. It would explain why Vista runs well on my Netbook but not on his PC. He wanted Vista on there but I couldn't get it to run well no matter what I did. It was like it hit a wall.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Single-core? Ewww.

But seriously, that's not a horrible proc. Just a bit of an underperformer compared to contemporary processors. But for an entire system for $200, that's a better price than I could build it myself. Go for it.

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
Single-core? Ewww.

But seriously, that's not a horrible proc. Just a bit of an underperformer compared to contemporary processors. But for an entire system for $200, that's a better price than I could build it myself. Go for it.

Hey not to mention that he can go grab a BE-2350 (Dual-Core 2.1Ghz, roughly X2-4200+ speeds) for under $40 to give the system a little longer lifespan. An X2-4200 w/4GB is still a very decent setup today, I just jumped from one to an overclocked E5200, but the old X2 was nothing to complain about.

 

[TurtleCrusher]

Originally posted by: Arkaign

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
Single-core? Ewww.

But seriously, that's not a horrible proc. Just a bit of an underperformer compared to contemporary processors. But for an entire system for $200, that's a better price than I could build it myself. Go for it.

Hey not to mention that he can go grab a BE-2350 (Dual-Core 2.1Ghz, roughly X2-4200+ speeds) for under $40 to give the system a little longer lifespan. An X2-4200 w/4GB is still a very decent setup today, I just jumped from one to an overclocked E5200, but the old X2 was nothing to complain about.

QFT.

I just upgraded a month ago from an Athlon x2 s939 4200+ w/ 4GB of PC3200. Its still overkill for web browsing and all of the non gaming stuff i threw at it. Heck, even that old x1650 i put in when i gave it to my parents was overkill. They run nothing 3d.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Scholzpdx

Originally posted by: Arkaign

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
Single-core? Ewww.

But seriously, that's not a horrible proc. Just a bit of an underperformer compared to contemporary processors. But for an entire system for $200, that's a better price than I could build it myself. Go for it.

Hey not to mention that he can go grab a BE-2350 (Dual-Core 2.1Ghz, roughly X2-4200+ speeds) for under $40 to give the system a little longer lifespan. An X2-4200 w/4GB is still a very decent setup today, I just jumped from one to an overclocked E5200, but the old X2 was nothing to complain about.

QFT.

I just upgraded a month ago from an Athlon x2 s939 4200+ w/ 4GB of PC3200. Its still overkill for web browsing and all of the non gaming stuff i threw at it. Heck, even that old x1650 i put in when i gave it to my parents was overkill. They run nothing 3d.

An x1650 is old now? I am using that in my primary pc.

 

[TurtleCrusher]

Originally posted by: Shawn

Originally posted by: Scholzpdx

Originally posted by: Arkaign

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
Single-core? Ewww.

But seriously, that's not a horrible proc. Just a bit of an underperformer compared to contemporary processors. But for an entire system for $200, that's a better price than I could build it myself. Go for it.

Hey not to mention that he can go grab a BE-2350 (Dual-Core 2.1Ghz, roughly X2-4200+ speeds) for under $40 to give the system a little longer lifespan. An X2-4200 w/4GB is still a very decent setup today, I just jumped from one to an overclocked E5200, but the old X2 was nothing to complain about.

QFT.

I just upgraded a month ago from an Athlon x2 s939 4200+ w/ 4GB of PC3200. Its still overkill for web browsing and all of the non gaming stuff i threw at it. Heck, even that old x1650 i put in when i gave it to my parents was overkill. They run nothing 3d.

An x1650 is old now? I am using that in my primary pc.

Sad to say, but you betcha. If you have PCI-express, pick up a 4650 and enter the realm of decent performance. I've had better video cards since then that wiped the floor with my x1650. From my 8600GT, to my 8800GTS 320mb, to my Radeon 3850 and now to my Radeon 4830, it is WORLDS better then that x1650 512mb. Trackmania had only 6fps at maximum settings in its built in benchmark. My 4830 get 54.

 

[error8]

This cpu is the equivalent to an 3500+, the only difference is that it sucks less power. The 3500+ was a good cpu, not one of the best, in 2005-2006. From today's standards, is very slow. It can be useful when your are on an XP system, browsing the internet , listening music in winamp and doing some office stuff. You will encounter frame rates issues with HD movies, if you don't have a videocard capable of decoding those . Like other people said here, you can find a dual core for 40$ and that is a serious improvement over this LE (low or lame edition).

 

[TurtleCrusher]

The 3500+ was THE processor to get in 2005. It was far more popular then the Q6600's and E8400's of today. Like i said in my previous posts and now, my former builds were all AMD because of this K8 architecture. They are overkill for everything EXCEPT gaming. They offer great performance at such a low clock speed. The jump from a P4 2.8HT to the 3500+ just blew me away.

Now, you can get the BE-2350 which is the equivalent to two 3500+'s on one chip for $40, so yeah. AMD wins the lower end now. For sure. If i were you, i'd pick it up. You'll be amazed with the difference between the computer you have now and the Athlon. Make sure you upgrade to the dual-cores though. They are really cheap right now.

 

[Phynaz]

Originally posted by: Fox5
Probably overclocks to near 3ghz as well.

In a Dell?

 

[Fox5]

Originally posted by: Phynaz

Originally posted by: Fox5
Probably overclocks to near 3ghz as well.

In a Dell?

Oops, probably has limited or no overclocking options then.

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: Fox5

Originally posted by: Phynaz

Originally posted by: Fox5
Probably overclocks to near 3ghz as well.

In a Dell?

Oops, probably has limited or no overclocking options then.

There used to be software overclocking utilities, I remember seeing a thread about an o/ced AMD-proc Dell. Not sure if anything current is available though. Reading the PLL-IC and manipulating the clock generator shouldn't be impossible for a talented programmer to accomplish.