AMD Sempron 3850 vs Intel Pentium E6600

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 3850 and Intel Pentium E6600 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 E6600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 3850

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 74.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1174 vs 1166
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 808 vs 392
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2143 vs 666

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 74.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1174 vs 1166
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	808 vs 392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2143 vs 666

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6600

2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1222 vs 449

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1222 vs 449

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 3850
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

449

1222

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1174

1166

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

808

392

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2143

666

Name	AMD Sempron 3850	Intel Pentium E6600
PassMark - Single thread mark	449	1222
PassMark - CPU mark	1174	1166
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	808	392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2143	666
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 E6600
Essentials
Family	AMD Sempron
OPN PIB	SD3850JAHMBOX
OPN Tray	SD3850JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2512	2523
Series	AMD Sempron Quad-Core APU	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Wolfdale
Launch date		January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$16
Price now		$100
Processor Number		E6600
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		5.53
Performance
Base frequency	1.3 GHz	3.06 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	74.1°C
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Die size		82 mm2
Maximum frequency		3.06 GHz
Transistor count		228 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V – 1.3625V
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	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)