AMD Sempron 3850 vs AMD Phenom II X4 920

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3850 and AMD Phenom II X4 920 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 Phenom II X4 920

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3850

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
5x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.923 vs 3.558
12.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 92.125 vs 7.624
18.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 5.897 vs 0.322
4.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 15.005 vs 3.506

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.923 vs 3.558
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	92.125 vs 7.624
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.897 vs 0.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	15.005 vs 3.506

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 920

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1133 vs 449
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2181 vs 1174
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1674 vs 808
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4682 vs 2143
Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.17 vs 0.095

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1133 vs 449
PassMark - CPU mark	2181 vs 1174
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1674 vs 808
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4682 vs 2143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.17 vs 0.095

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3850
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 920

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

449

1133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1174

2181

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

808

1674

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2143

4682

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.923

3.558

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

92.125

7.624

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.095

0.17

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5.897

0.322

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

15.005

3.506

Name	AMD Sempron 3850	AMD Phenom II X4 920
PassMark - Single thread mark	449	1133
PassMark - CPU mark	1174	2181
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	808	1674
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2143	4682
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.923	3.558
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	92.125	7.624
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.095	0.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.897	0.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	15.005	3.506
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 Phenom II X4 920
Essentials
Family	AMD Sempron
OPN PIB	SD3850JAHMBOX
OPN Tray	SD3850JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2514	2508
Series	AMD Sempron Quad-Core APU
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Deneb
Launch date		January 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$90
Price now		$66.99
Value for money (0-100)		14.95
Performance
Base frequency	1.3 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		258 mm
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.8 GHz
Transistor count		758 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	125 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