Sempron 3400+ vs A8-4555M
Primary details
Comparing A8-4555M and Sempron 3400+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2571 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.18 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Palermo (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 27 September 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 October 2005 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $30 |
Detailed specifications
A8-4555M and Sempron 3400+ 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 128 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 103 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A8-4555M and Sempron 3400+ 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP2 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 62 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4555M and Sempron 3400+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4555M and Sempron 3400+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4555M and Sempron 3400+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | unknown Dual-channel | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7600G | 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 | 27 September 2012 | 1 October 2005 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 62 Watt |
A8-4555M has an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 226.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A8-4555M and Sempron 3400+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A8-4555M is a notebook processor while Sempron 3400+ is a desktop one.
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