Sempron 3850 vs Celeron N4020
Aggregated performance score
Celeron N4020 outperforms Sempron 3850 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N4020 and Sempron 3850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2347 | 2557 |
| Place by popularity | 41 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Gemini Lake | no data |
| Architecture codename | Gemini Lake Refresh (2019) | Kabini (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 4 November 2019 (4 years ago) | 9 April 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Current price | $236 | $99 |
Detailed specifications
Celeron N4020 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2048 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 90 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N4020 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1090 | AM1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4020 and Sempron 3850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | no data | FMA4 |
| AVX | no data | + |
| PowerTune | no data | - |
| TrueAudio | no data | - |
| PowerNow | no data | + |
| PowerGating | no data | + |
| Out-of-band client management | no data | - |
| VirusProtect | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron N4020 and Sempron 3850 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4020 and Sempron 3850 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
| IOMMU 2.0 | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4020 and Sempron 3850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 600 | AMD Radeon R3 Graphics |
| Number of pipelines | no data | 128 |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | no data |
| Enduro | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| UVD | no data | + |
| VCE | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 650 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 12 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4020 and Sempron 3850 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| MIPI-DSI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4020 and Sempron 3850 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2160@30Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2160@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron N4020 and Sempron 3850 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | DirectX® 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
| Vulkan | no data | 1 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4020 and Sempron 3850.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | 4 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
| UART | + | 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.
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.
Celeron N4020 outperforms Sempron 3850 by 35% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Celeron N4020 outperforms Sempron 3850 by 36% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Celeron N4020 outperforms Sempron 3850 by 114% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Celeron N4020 outperforms Sempron 3850 by 2% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.00 | 0.74 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.86 | |
| Recency | 4 November 2019 | 9 April 2014 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 25 Watt |
The Celeron N4020 is our recommended choice as it beats the Sempron 3850 in performance tests.
Be aware that Celeron N4020 is a notebook processor while Sempron 3850 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4020 and Sempron 3850, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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