Athlon 64 3400+ vs Sempron 3850

Primary details

Comparing Sempron 3850 and Athlon 64 3400+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2675	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.74	no data
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Clawhammer (2001−2005)
Release date	9 April 2014 (10 years ago)	January 2001 (23 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Sempron 3850 and Athlon 64 3400+ 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Boost clock speed	1.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	512K
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	130 nm
Die size	107 mm2	193 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	105 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on Sempron 3850 and Athlon 64 3400+ 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	AM1	754
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Sempron 3850 and Athlon 64 3400+. 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 Sempron 3850 and Athlon 64 3400+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Sempron 3850 and Athlon 64 3400+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Sempron 3850 and Athlon 64 3400+ integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Sempron 3850 and Athlon 64 3400+ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Sempron 3850 and Athlon 64 3400+.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	28 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	89 Watt

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