Sempron 3500+ vs A6-9225
Primary details
Comparing A6-9225 and Sempron 3500+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2566 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.31 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Palermo (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 1 June 2018 (6 years ago) | 1 October 2005 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $167 |
Detailed specifications
A6-9225 and Sempron 3500+ basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 160 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | 103 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1200 Million | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-9225 and Sempron 3500+ compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | BGA | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 62 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9225 and Sempron 3500+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9225 and Sempron 3500+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2018 | 1 October 2005 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 62 Watt |
A6-9225 has an age advantage of 12 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 313.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A6-9225 and Sempron 3500+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A6-9225 is a notebook processor while Sempron 3500+ is a desktop one.
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