Sempron 3850: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Sempron 3850 provides poor benchmark performance at 0.73% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
AMD started Sempron 3850 sales 9 April 2014. This is a Kabini architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 28nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 1300 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AM1 processor with a TDP of 25 Watt and a maximum temperature of 90 °C. It supports DDR3-1600 memory.
Primary details
Sempron 3850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 2679 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Power efficiency | 2.75 | of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U) |
| Architecture codename | Kabini (2013−2014) | |
| Release date | 9 April 2014 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Boost clock speed | 1.3 GHz | of 50 MHz (i486DX-50) |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | of 110 °C (Core Ultra 9 185H) |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | of 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| 64 bit support | + |
Compatibility
Information on Sempron 3850 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | AM1 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | of 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Sempron 3850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| FMA | FMA4 | |
| AVX | + | |
| PowerNow | + | |
| PowerGating | + | |
| VirusProtect | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + | |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Sempron 3850's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1600 | |
| Max memory channels | 1 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Sempron 3850.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R3 Graphics | |
| Number of pipelines | 128 | |
| Enduro | + | |
| Switchable graphics | + | |
| UVD | + | |
| VCE | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Sempron 3850's integrated GPU.
| DisplayPort | + | |
| HDMI | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Sempron 3850's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | |
| Vulkan | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | of 5.0 (EPYC 9655P) |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | of 128 (EPYC 9655P) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Sempron 3850. Overall benchmark performance 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.
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.
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.
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.
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Intel equivalent
According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to Sempron 3850 is Core 2 Duo E7600, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 2 positions in our ranking.
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Recommended GPUs
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