AMD A8-3800 vs AMD Sempron 145

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3800 and AMD Sempron 145 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 145

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3800

CPU is newer: launch date 9 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 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1069 vs 1001
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2044 vs 506
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 338 vs 325
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1184 vs 317

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2011 vs September 2010
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	1069 vs 1001
PassMark - CPU mark	2044 vs 506
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338 vs 325
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1184 vs 317

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 145

Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.8 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 145

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1069

1001

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2044

506

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

338

325

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1184

317

Name	AMD A8-3800	AMD Sempron 145
PassMark - Single thread mark	1069	1001
PassMark - CPU mark	2044	506
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338	325
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1184	317
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.305

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-3800	AMD Sempron 145
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Sargas
Launch date	June 2011	September 2010
Place in performance rating	2666	2667
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$95
Price now		$16.98
Value for money (0-100)		14.02
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	2.8 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™)