AMD FX-4100 vs AMD Sempron 3000+

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4100 and AMD Sempron 3000+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

AMD FX-4100

AMD Sempron 3000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4100

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 138% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
Around 50% 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
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1288 vs 530
8.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2617 vs 299

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2011 vs May 2006
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1288 vs 530
PassMark - CPU mark	2617 vs 299

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3000+

Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 62 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4100
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 3000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1288

530

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2617

299

Name	AMD FX-4100	AMD Sempron 3000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1288	530
PassMark - CPU mark	2617	299
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	463
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1286
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.203
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.462
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.51
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.939

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4100	AMD Sempron 3000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	Manila
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2011	May 2006
OPN PIB	FD4100WMGUSBX
OPN Tray	FD4100WMW4KGU
Place in performance rating	2960	2952
Price now	$129.99	$49.95
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	9.22	2.41
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$50
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz
Die size	315 mm	103 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.1 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count	1200 million	81 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	62 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)