Sempron 2650 vs i3-5010U

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-5010U and Sempron 2650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2217not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiency8.69no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-U (2015)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date1 March 2015 (9 years ago)9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-5010U and Sempron 2650 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz1.45 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1024 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size82 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1300 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-5010U and Sempron 2650 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
SocketFCBGA1168AM1
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-5010U and Sempron 2650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX++
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-5010U and Sempron 2650 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-5010U and Sempron 2650 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-5010U and Sempron 2650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 5500AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Number of pipelinesno data128
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency900 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-5010U and Sempron 2650 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-5010U and Sempron 2650 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-5010U and Sempron 2650 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.3no data
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-5010U and Sempron 2650.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes124

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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.

i3-5010U 2188
+297%
Sempron 2650 551

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.

i3-5010U 651
+288%
Sempron 2650 168

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.

i3-5010U 1323
+350%
Sempron 2650 294

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2015 9 April 2014
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 25 Watt

i3-5010U has an age advantage of 10 months, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-5010U and Sempron 2650. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i3-5010U is a notebook processor while Sempron 2650 is a desktop one.


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