AMD Sempron 3850 vs AMD FX-8320E

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3850 and AMD FX-8320E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Sempron 3850

AMD FX-8320E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3850

Around 28% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
3.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 808 vs 495
5.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 92.125 vs 17.954
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 15.005 vs 6.463

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	808 vs 495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	92.125 vs 17.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	15.005 vs 6.463

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8320E

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 50% 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
3.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1433 vs 447
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5083 vs 1142
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2254 vs 2143
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.196 vs 3.923
3.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.374 vs 0.095

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1433 vs 447
PassMark - CPU mark	5083 vs 1142
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2254 vs 2143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.196 vs 3.923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.374 vs 0.095

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3850
CPU 2: AMD FX-8320E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

447

1433

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1142

5083

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

808

495

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2143

2254

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.923

8.196

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

92.125

17.954

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.095

0.374

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

15.005

6.463

Name	AMD Sempron 3850	AMD FX-8320E
PassMark - Single thread mark	447	1433
PassMark - CPU mark	1142	5083
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	808	495
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2143	2254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.923	8.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	92.125	17.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.095	0.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.897
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	15.005	6.463
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
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2625

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 3850	AMD FX-8320E
Essentials
Family	AMD Sempron	AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB	SD3850JAHMBOX	FD832EWMHKBOX
OPN Tray	SD3850JAH44HM	FD832EWMW8KHK
Place in performance rating	2442	2460
Series	AMD Sempron Quad-Core APU	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Vishera
Launch date		2 September 2014
Price now		$94.42
Value for money (0-100)		23.45
Performance
Base frequency	1.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	90°C	70.50°C
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum frequency		4 GHz
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V
Transistor count		1200 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz	1866 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	95 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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		n / a