AMD Sempron 3850 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3850 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 521 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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

Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3850

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 33% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 67.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 90 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.4x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 84 Watt
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 808 vs 801
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2143 vs 906

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 67.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 16 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	808 vs 801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2143 vs 906

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3850
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

808

801

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2143

906

Name	AMD Sempron 3850	Intel Pentium 4 HT 521
PassMark - Single thread mark	448
PassMark - CPU mark	1156
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	808	801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2143	906
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	Intel Pentium 4 HT 521
Essentials
Family	AMD Sempron
OPN PIB	SD3850JAHMBOX
OPN Tray	SD3850JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2511	2526
Series	AMD Sempron Quad-Core APU	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Prescott
Launch date		June 2005
Processor Number		521
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	1.3 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	67.7°C
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		112 mm2
Maximum frequency		2.8 GHz
Transistor count		125 million
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.425V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, 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	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)