Sempron 3000+ vs A4-4355M
Aggregate performance score
A4-4355M outperforms Sempron 3000+ by a whopping 171% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3173 | 3534 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.90 | 0.29 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Palermo (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 27 September 2012 (13 years ago) | 1 October 2005 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $50 |
Detailed specifications
A4-4355M and Sempron 3000+ 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | 128 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 144 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,303 million | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-4355M and Sempron 3000+ 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 | FP2 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 62 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-4355M and Sempron 3000+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-4355M and Sempron 3000+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-4355M and Sempron 3000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | unknown Dual-channel | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7400G (327 - 424 MHz) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.46 | 0.17 |
| Recency | 27 September 2012 | 1 October 2005 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 62 Watt |
A4-4355M has a 170.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 306.3% more advanced lithography process, and 264.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD A4-4355M is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Sempron 3000+ in performance tests.
Be aware that A4-4355M is a notebook processor while Sempron 3000+ is a desktop one.
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