Sempron 3850 vs Phenom II X4 N930

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N930
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.00
+35.1%
Sempron 3850
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
0.74

Phenom II X4 N930 outperforms Sempron 3850 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N930 and Sempron 3850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24692680
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series4x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency2.652.75
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)9 April 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N930 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB2048 KB
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N930 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1AM1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Sempron 3850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3dNow!, SSE (2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization, HyperTransport 3.0no data
AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Sempron 3850 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Sempron 3850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1600
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Number of pipelinesno data128
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 N930 and Sempron 3850 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Sempron 3850 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Sempron 3850.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

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.

Phenom II X4 N930 1.00
+35.1%
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.

Phenom II X4 N930 1558
+35.5%
Sempron 3850 1150

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Phenom II X4 N930 224
+40%
Sempron 3850 160

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Phenom II X4 N930 722
+35%
Sempron 3850 535

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.00 0.74
Recency 12 May 2010 9 April 2014
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Phenom II X4 N930 has a 35.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Sempron 3850, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X4 N930 is our recommended choice as it beats the Sempron 3850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X4 N930 is a notebook processor while Sempron 3850 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N930 and Sempron 3850, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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