Sempron 3200+ vs FX-9800P
Primary details
Comparing FX-9800P and Sempron 3200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1987 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | no data |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Palermo (2001) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 October 2005 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $13 |
| Current price | $926 | $79 (6.1x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
FX-9800P and Sempron 3200+ 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 103 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on FX-9800P and Sempron 3200+ 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 62 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9800P and Sempron 3200+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Dual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8 | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9800P and Sempron 3200+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
FX-9800P outperforms Sempron 3200+ by 916% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 1 October 2005 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 62 Watt |
We couldn't decide between FX-9800P and Sempron 3200+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FX-9800P is a notebook processor while Sempron 3200+ is a desktop one.
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