Sempron

Sempron

General information
Launched	July 2004 to April 2014
Common manufacturer	AMD
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate	1.0 GHz to 2.9 GHz
FSB speeds	166 MHz to 2700 MHz
Architecture and classification
Technology node	130 nm to 28 nm
Instruction set	x86, AMD64
Physical specifications
Cores	1, 2, 4
Sockets	Socket A Socket 754 Socket 939 AM2 Socket S1 AM3 FM1 FM2 AM1[1]
Products, models, variants
Core names	Thoroughbred-B/Thorton Barton Paris Palermo Manila Sparta Brisbane Sargas Regor
History
Predecessor	Duron
Successor	AMD APU (Indirect Successor)

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".^[2] The last Semprons were launched in April 2014. The brand was retired with the launch of the AMD A-Series APUs.