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).

 

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 1150
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 2510 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)