A4-1350 vs Sempron 140
Primary details
Comparing Sempron 140 and A4-1350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2808 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | no data | 6.74 |
| Architecture codename | Sargas (2009−2011) | Kabini (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 22 July 2009 (15 years ago) | 18 October 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $40 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Sempron 140 and A4-1350 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 117 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 234 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Sempron 140 and A4-1350 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 | AM3 | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 8 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Sempron 140 and A4-1350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Sempron 140 and A4-1350 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Sempron 140 and A4-1350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon HD 8210 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Sempron 140 and A4-1350.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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 | 22 July 2009 | 18 October 2013 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 8 Watt |
A4-1350 has an age advantage of 4 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 462.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Sempron 140 and A4-1350. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Sempron 140 is a desktop processor while A4-1350 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Sempron 140 and A4-1350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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