Mobile Sempron 3300+ vs FX-4300
Primary details
Comparing FX-4300 and Mobile Sempron 3300+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1969 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.27 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Mobile Sempron |
| Power efficiency | 1.87 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Roma (2005) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 June 2005 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $122 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-4300 and Mobile 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 800 MHz |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 128 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-4300 and Mobile 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM3+ | 745 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 62/25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4300 and Mobile Sempron 3300+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 (Roma Core), Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4300 and Mobile Sempron 3300+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4300 and Mobile Sempron 3300+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4300 and Mobile Sempron 3300+.
| PCIe version | n/a | 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 1 June 2005 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 62 Watt |
FX-4300 has an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.
Mobile Sempron 3300+, on the other hand, has 53.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FX-4300 and Mobile Sempron 3300+. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that FX-4300 is a desktop processor while Mobile Sempron 3300+ is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4300 and Mobile Sempron 3300+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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