AMD Sempron™ 3100+1 it's something like 1.8ghz but the speed is 3100??

Question

Whats the deal?
How fast is a AMD Sempron™ 3100+1

Answer 1

The 1.8Ghz is the true clock speed... the 3100 is what it test at compared to a Pentium (so it will preform like a Pentium 3.1Ghz). But this is not a P4, the Sempron is AMD's version of Intels Celeron chip. So you are running at 1.8Ghz but have the same preformence of an 3.1Ghz Intel Celeron. (Actually the Sempron out preforms the celeron but that is a whole nother story).

Answer 2

Back then it was all based on GHz. Today, nobody cares about GHz, only how the processor is made and how well it does through reviews (Tomshardware.com). And somewhere when Pentium 4 came out, AMDs were all based on xxxx+ representing it's true speed rather than the GHz itself.

A 2.66 dual core Conroe beats a 2.8 dual core (FX-62 and it's OCed version) that's twice the price, so today specs don't matter.

And for how fast it is, approximately 3.0 GHz based on a Pentium 4 CPU.

Answer 3

Thats just the way AMD markets them. My Sempron 2400 actually runs at tops 1.6 ghz .

Answer 4

1.8 Ghz is the clock speed. It runs at the equivalent of a pentium 3.1 GHz processor...They call it PR or pentium rating. AMDs run cooler because they can acheive similar performance at lower speeds. To see for yourself you can get SiSoftware Sandra and do a benchmark and compare what your system runs equivalent to in Pentium speeds.
http://www.download.com/SANDRA-Lite/3000-2086_4-10451861.html?tag=lst-0-1

Answer 5

AMD markets them that way cause they belive it runs as fast as a intel 3.1. but your right its a 1.8ghz.

Answer 6

it does run at the 1.8Ghz speed but it is equal to a 3.1Ghz intel chip

Answer 7

It's just a name. like the lexmark "Z25" printer.