Sempron 2650 vs Pentium 3825U

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3825U and Sempron 2650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2444	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	30 March 2015 (9 years ago)	9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data
Current price	$90 (0.6x MSRP)	$16

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3825U 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	1.45 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	82 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	1300 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3825U 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	BGA	AM1
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3825U and Sempron 2650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3825U and Sempron 2650 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3825U and Sempron 2650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell)

Radeon R3 128CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3825U and Sempron 2650.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 March 2015	9 April 2014
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt

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