Sempron 3300+ vs i7-4600U

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-4600U and Sempron 3300+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2030not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency10.82no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-ULT (2013)Palermo (2001−2005)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$398$30

Detailed specifications

Core i7-4600U and Sempron 3300+ 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512K
L3 cache4 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm130 nm
Die size118 mm2101 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,300 million69 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4600U and Sempron 3300+ 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1168754
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt62 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4600U and Sempron 3300+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-
Smart Response+no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI+no data
AMT9.5no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-4600U and Sempron 3300+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4600U and Sempron 3300+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4600U and Sempron 3300+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4400no data
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4600U and Sempron 3300+ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4600U and Sempron 3300+ integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43200x2000@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3200x2000@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4600U and Sempron 3300+ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4600U and Sempron 3300+.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports4no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports4no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

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.

i7-4600U 2717
+763%
Sempron 3300+ 315

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 22 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 62 Watt

i7-4600U has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 490.9% more advanced lithography process, and 313.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-4600U and Sempron 3300+. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-4600U is a notebook processor while Sempron 3300+ is a desktop one.


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