Sempron 3850 vs Opteron X2170

Place in the ranking	2332	2680
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	4.57	2.75
Architecture codename	Steppe Eagle (2016)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	1 September 2016 (8 years ago)	9 April 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Opteron X2170 and Sempron 3850 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	2048 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	107 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Opteron X2170 and Sempron 3850 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	FT3	AM1
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron X2170 and Sempron 3850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	FMA4
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron X2170 and Sempron 3850 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron X2170 and Sempron 3850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1600
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Radeon R5E	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Number of pipelines	no data	128
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Opteron X2170 and Sempron 3850 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Opteron X2170 and Sempron 3850 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron X2170 and Sempron 3850.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Opteron X2170 1.23
+66.2%

Sempron 3850 0.74

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.

Opteron X2170 1911
+66.2%

Sempron 3850 1150