Turion 64 MK-38 vs Mobile Sempron 3500+
Aggregate performance score
Turion 64 MK-38 outperforms Mobile Sempron 3500+ by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Mobile Sempron 3500+ and Turion 64 MK-38 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3339 | 3250 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Mobile Sempron | Turion 64 |
| Power efficiency | 0.65 | 0.71 |
| Architecture codename | Keene | Richmond |
| Release date | no data | no data |
Detailed specifications
Mobile Sempron 3500+ and Turion 64 MK-38 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Mobile Sempron 3500+ and Turion 64 MK-38 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 31 Watt |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.17 | 0.23 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 31 Watt |
Mobile Sempron 3500+ has 24% lower power consumption.
Turion 64 MK-38, on the other hand, has a 35.3% higher aggregate performance score.
The Turion 64 MK-38 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobile Sempron 3500+ in performance tests.
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