Mobile Sempron 3800+ vs Phenom II X2 N660

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 N660 and Mobile Sempron 3800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated3205
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Phenom IIMobile Sempron
Power efficiencyno data0.64
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Sherman (2009)
Release date1 January 2011 (13 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 N660 and Mobile Sempron 3800+ 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)
Threads21
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 N660 and Mobile Sempron 3800+ 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.

SocketS1no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 N660 and Mobile Sempron 3800+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualizationno data
VirusProtect+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 N660 and Mobile Sempron 3800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 31 Watt

Phenom II X2 N660 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Mobile Sempron 3800+, on the other hand, has 12.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X2 N660 and Mobile Sempron 3800+. We've got no test results to judge.


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