AMD Athlon 5350 vs AMD Sempron 3500+ EE SFF

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5350 and AMD Sempron 3500+ EE SFF processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon 5350

AMD Sempron 3500+ EE SFF

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5350

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Number of cores	4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5350
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 3500+ EE SFF

Name	AMD Athlon 5350	AMD Sempron 3500+ EE SFF
PassMark - Single thread mark	699
PassMark - CPU mark	1802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	245
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.63
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.821
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	592
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1136
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3232
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	592
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1136
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3232

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 5350	AMD Sempron 3500+ EE SFF
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD5350JAHMBOX
OPN Tray	AD5350JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2441	not rated
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Manila
Launch date		May 2006
Performance
Base frequency	2.05 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	128 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		103 mm
Maximum frequency		2 GHz
Transistor count		81 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz
iGPU core count	128
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM1	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0