Sempron 3850 vs Core i7-610E

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-610E and Sempron 3850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2164	2580
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i7	no data
Architecture codename	Westmere (2010−2011)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$332	no data
Current price	no data	$99

Detailed specifications

Core i7-610E 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	4	4
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.3 GHz
Bus support	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2048 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	81 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	382 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-610E 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	BGA1288	AM1
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-610E and Sempron 3850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	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
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-610E and Sempron 3850 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-610E 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 Core i7-610E and Sempron 3850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	8.79 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Number of pipelines	no data	128
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Enduro	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	766 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-610E and Sempron 3850 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-610E and Sempron 3850 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	no data	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-610E and Sempron 3850.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	4

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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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.

Core i7-610E outperforms Sempron 3850 by 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.34	0.74
Recency	7 January 2010	9 April 2014
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

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