AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Sempron 3850

Last updated: 2023-05-10

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 1600		AMD Sempron 3850
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or AMD Sempron 3850 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 was released in Q1/2017. The AMD Sempron 3850 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD Sempron 3850 was released in Q2/2014.

AMD Ryzen 5 (84)	Family	AMD Sempron (2)
AMD Ryzen 1000 (15)	CPU group	AMD Sempron 2000/3000 (2)
1	Generation	1
Summit Ridge (Zen)	Architecture	Kabini (Jaguar)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz). The AMD Sempron 3850 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600	Characteristic	AMD Sempron 3850
6	Cores	4
12	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.20 GHz	Frequency	1.30 GHz
3.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
3.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600	Characteristic	AMD Sempron 3850
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 8280
	GPU frequency	0.45 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	5
	Technology	28 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	2
--	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	11.1

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 8280
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Sempron 3850 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600	Characteristic	AMD Sempron 3850
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR3L-1600
64 GB	Max. Memory	8 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	1 (Single Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	12.8 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	2.00 MB
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
3.0	PCIe version	2.0
20	PCIe lanes	4
19.7 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	2.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD Sempron 3850 is 25 W.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600	Characteristic	AMD Sempron 3850
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	25 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
95 °C	Tjunction max.	90 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 has a 16.00 MB cache, while the AMD Sempron 3850 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600	Characteristic	AMD Sempron 3850
14 nm	Technology	28 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
AM4 (PGA 1331)	Socket	AM1
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2017	Release date	Q2/2014
210 $	Release price	30 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (100%)

AMD Sempron 3850 (17%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (100%)

AMD Sempron 3850 (10%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	894 (100%)
	AMD Sempron 3850 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	170 (19%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	4970 (100%)
	AMD Sempron 3850 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	606 (12%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	1095 (100%)
	AMD Sempron 3850 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	158 (14%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	5129 (100%)
	AMD Sempron 3850 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	495 (10%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	12277 (100%)
	AMD Sempron 3850 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	1155 (9%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	900 (100%)
	AMD Sempron 3850 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	6230 (100%)
	AMD Sempron 3850 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	357 (100%)
	AMD Sempron 3850 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	2501 (100%)
	AMD Sempron 3850 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Sempron 3850 AMD Radeon HD 8280 @ 0.45 GHz	115 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	107 (100%)
	AMD Sempron 3850 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	313 (100%)
	AMD Sempron 3850 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	389 (100%)
	AMD Sempron 3850 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	3148 (100%)
	AMD Sempron 3850 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	147 (100%)
	AMD Sempron 3850 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	1094 (100%)
	AMD Sempron 3850 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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