Sempron 3850 vs Athlon 5350

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 5350
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.12
+53.4%
Sempron 3850
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
0.73

Athlon 5350 outperforms Sempron 3850 by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 5350 and Sempron 3850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24012691
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency4.242.76
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date9 April 2014 (10 years ago)9 April 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 5350 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
Base clock speed2.05 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.05 GHz1.3 GHz
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache2048 KB2048 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size107 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °C90 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 5350 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 configuration11
SocketAM1AM1
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 5350 and Sempron 3850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMAFMA4FMA4
AVX++
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
VirusProtect++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 5350 and Sempron 3850 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 5350 and Sempron 3850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3-1600
Max memory channels11

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R3 GraphicsAMD Radeon R3 Graphics
จำนวนพาธไลน์128128
Enduro++
Switchable graphics++
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 5350 and Sempron 3850 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 5350 and Sempron 3850 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Vulkan++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 5350 and Sempron 3850.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes44

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.

Athlon 5350 1.12
+53.4%
Sempron 3850 0.73

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.

Athlon 5350 1787
+54.6%
Sempron 3850 1156

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.

Athlon 5350 222
+38.8%
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.

Athlon 5350 655
+22.4%
Sempron 3850 535

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.12 0.73

Athlon 5350 has a 53.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The Athlon 5350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Sempron 3850 in performance tests.


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