AMD A8-3800 vs AMD Sempron 140

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3800 and AMD Sempron 140 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD A8-3800

AMD Sempron 140

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3800

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1066 vs 1037
4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2049 vs 486
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 338 vs 324
3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1184 vs 328

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2011 vs July 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1066 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	2049 vs 486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338 vs 324
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1184 vs 328

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 140

Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3800
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1066

1037

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2049

486

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

338

324

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1184

328

Name	AMD A8-3800	AMD Sempron 140
PassMark - Single thread mark	1066	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	2049	486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338	324
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1184	328
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.305

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-3800	AMD Sempron 140
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Sargas
Launch date	June 2011	July 2009
Place in performance rating	2750	2739
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$40
Price now		$39.59
Value for money (0-100)		5.46
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	1178 million	234 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)