AMD Sempron 3850 vs AMD Athlon II X2 255

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3850 and AMD Athlon II X2 255 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 Sempron 3850

AMD Athlon II X2 255

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3850

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 45 Watt
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 808 vs 353
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2143 vs 660

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	808 vs 353
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2143 vs 660

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 255

2.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1234 vs 447
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1170 vs 1142

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1234 vs 447
PassMark - CPU mark	1170 vs 1142

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3850
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 255

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

447

1234

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1142

1170

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

808

353

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2143

660

Name	AMD Sempron 3850	AMD Athlon II X2 255
PassMark - Single thread mark	447	1234
PassMark - CPU mark	1142	1170
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	808	353
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2143	660
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	92.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.095
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.897
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	15.005
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	459
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	789
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1983
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	459
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	789
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1983

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 3850	AMD Athlon II X2 255
Essentials
Family	AMD Sempron	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	SD3850JAHMBOX	AD255EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray	SD3850JAH44HM	AD255EHDK23GM
Place in performance rating	2442	2450
Series	AMD Sempron Quad-Core APU	AMD Athlon II X2
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Regor
Launch date		January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$60
Price now		$65.22
Value for money (0-100)		8.34
Performance
Base frequency	1.3 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	72°C
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		117 mm
Maximum frequency		3.1 GHz
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	450 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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	45 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