AMD Sempron 3850 vs AMD Phenom X3 8450e

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3850 and AMD Phenom X3 8450e 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3850

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Number of cores 4 vs 3
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8450e

  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 826 vs 448
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1257 vs 1150
Specifications (specs)
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 826 vs 448
PassMark - CPU mark 1257 vs 1150

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3850
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8450e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
448
826
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1150
1257
Name AMD Sempron 3850 AMD Phenom X3 8450e
PassMark - Single thread mark 448 826
PassMark - CPU mark 1150 1257
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 808
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2143
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 Phenom X3 8450e

Essentials

Family AMD Sempron
OPN PIB SD3850JAHMBOX
OPN Tray SD3850JAH44HM
Place in performance rating 2503 2496
Series AMD Sempron Quad-Core APU
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Toliman
Launch date September 2008

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 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Number of cores 4 3
Number of threads 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 285 mm
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz
Transistor count 450 million

Memory

Max memory channels 1
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz

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 AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 65 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