A4-5050 vs Sempron 3200+
Aggregate performance score
A4-5050 outperforms Sempron 3200+ by a whopping 443% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3621 | 2919 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 0.10 | 2.14 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Palermo (2001−2005) | Kabini (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 1 October 2005 (20 years ago) | 1 February 2014 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $13 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Sempron 3200+ and A4-5050 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 103 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 63 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Sempron 3200+ and A4-5050 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 | 939 | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Sempron 3200+ and A4-5050. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Sempron 3200+ and A4-5050 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Sempron 3200+ and A4-5050. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon HD 8330 (? - 500 MHz) |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.14 | 0.76 |
| Recency | 1 October 2005 | 1 February 2014 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 15 Watt |
A4-5050 has a 442.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 313.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD A4-5050 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Sempron 3200+ in performance tests.
Note that Sempron 3200+ is a desktop processor while A4-5050 is a notebook one.
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