AMD FX-4300 vs AMD Sempron LE-1150

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4300 and AMD Sempron LE-1150 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FX-4300

AMD Sempron LE-1150

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4300

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 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 100% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 65 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
3.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1485 vs 477
11.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2993 vs 251
Around 94% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1397 vs 719

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs August 2007
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1485 vs 477
PassMark - CPU mark	2993 vs 251
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1397 vs 719

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron LE-1150

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 740 vs 513

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	740 vs 513

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4300
CPU 2: AMD Sempron LE-1150

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1485

477

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2993

251

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

513

740

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1397

719

Name	AMD FX-4300	AMD Sempron LE-1150
PassMark - Single thread mark	1485	477
PassMark - CPU mark	2993	251
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	513	740
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1397	719
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.216
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.548

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4300	AMD Sempron LE-1150
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Sparta
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2012	August 2007
OPN PIB	FD4300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD4300WMW4MHK
Place in performance rating	2729	2743
Price now	$53.39
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	25.84
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz
Die size	315 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Transistor count	1200 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	45 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™)