C-70 vs Sempron 3850
Aggregate performance score
Sempron 3850 outperforms C-70 by a whopping 267% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2974 | 3528 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD C-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.12 | 0.85 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Kabini (2013−2014) | Ontario (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 9 April 2014 (11 years ago) | 1 September 2012 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Sempron 3850 and C-70 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 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Sempron 3850 and C-70 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 | AM1 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Sempron 3850 and C-70. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz) |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Sempron 3850 and C-70 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Sempron 3850 and C-70. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1600 | DDR3 Single-channel |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R3 Graphics | AMD Radeon HD 6290 (280 - 400 MHz) |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | 128 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Sempron 3850 and C-70 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Sempron 3850 and C-70 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Sempron 3850 and C-70.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | no data |
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.66 | 0.18 |
| Recency | 9 April 2014 | 1 September 2012 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 9 Watt |
Sempron 3850 has a 266.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
C-70, on the other hand, has 177.8% lower power consumption.
The AMD Sempron 3850 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD C-70 in performance tests.
Note that Sempron 3850 is a desktop processor while C-70 is a notebook one.
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