Pentium 3825U vs PRO A10-8850B
Aggregate performance score
PRO A10-8850B outperforms Pentium 3825U by a whopping 170% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing PRO A10-8850B and Pentium 3825U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 1734 | 2490 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
Architecture codename | Godaveri (2015−2016) | Broadwell (2014−2019) |
Release date | 29 September 2015 (8 years ago) | 30 March 2015 (9 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $161 |
Detailed specifications
PRO A10-8850B and Pentium 3825U 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 4 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 4096 KB | 512 KB |
L3 cache | no data | 2 MB |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
Die size | 245 mm2 | 82 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | 105 °C |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 105 °C |
Number of transistors | 2,411 million | 1300 Million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A10-8850B and Pentium 3825U 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 | FM2+ | FCBGA1168 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A10-8850B and Pentium 3825U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
AES-NI | + | + |
FMA | + | - |
AVX | + | + |
FRTC | + | - |
FreeSync | + | - |
PowerTune | + | - |
DualGraphics | + | - |
TrueAudio | + | - |
PowerNow | + | - |
PowerGating | + | - |
Out-of-band client management | + | - |
VirusProtect | + | - |
RAID | + | - |
HSA | + | - |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
Smart Response | no data | - |
FDI | no data | + |
Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
PRO A10-8850B and Pentium 3825U 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 PRO A10-8850B and Pentium 3825U 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 PRO A10-8850B and Pentium 3825U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | DDR3 |
Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® Processors |
iGPU core count | 8 | no data |
Number of pipelines | 512 | no data |
Quick Sync Video | - | + |
Clear Video | no data | + |
Enduro | + | - |
Switchable graphics | + | - |
UVD | + | - |
VCE | + | - |
Graphics max frequency | no data | 850 MHz |
InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A10-8850B and Pentium 3825U integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
eDP | no data | + |
DisplayPort | + | + |
HDMI | + | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A10-8850B and Pentium 3825U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 11.2/12 |
Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A10-8850B and Pentium 3825U.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 16 | 12 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 2.43 | 0.90 |
Recency | 29 September 2015 | 30 March 2015 |
Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
PRO A10-8850B has a 170% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 100% more physical cores.
Pentium 3825U, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.
The PRO A10-8850B is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3825U in performance tests.
Note that PRO A10-8850B is a desktop processor while Pentium 3825U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A10-8850B and Pentium 3825U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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