AMD Sempron 3850 vs Intel Pentium G2030

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AMD Sempron 3850 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium G2030
AMD Sempron 3850 Intel Pentium G2030

CPU comparison

AMD Sempron 3850 or Intel Pentium G2030 - 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 Sempron 3850 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD Sempron 3850 was released in Q2/2014.

The Intel Pentium G2030 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G2030 was released in Q2/2013.
AMD Sempron (2) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD Sempron 2000/3000 (2) CPU group Intel Pentium G2000 (4)
1 Generation 4
Kabini (Jaguar) Architecture Ivy Bridge S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Sempron 3850 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Sempron 3850 is 1.30 GHz while the Intel Pentium G2030 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium G2030 is at 3.00 GHz.

AMD Sempron 3850 Characteristic Intel Pentium G2030
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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 Sempron 3850 Characteristic Intel Pentium G2030
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Sempron 3850 or Intel Pentium G2030 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon HD 8280 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
0.45 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
5 GPU Generation 7
28 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 6
128 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 11.0

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.

AMD Radeon HD 8280 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Sempron 3850 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The Intel Pentium G2030 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

AMD Sempron 3850 Characteristic Intel Pentium G2030
DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR3-1333
8 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
4 PCIe lanes 16
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Sempron 3850 is 25 W, while the Intel Pentium G2030 has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Sempron 3850 Characteristic Intel Pentium G2030
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Sempron 3850 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium G2030 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

AMD Sempron 3850 Characteristic Intel Pentium G2030
28 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
AM1 Socket LGA 1155
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q2/2013
30 $ Release price 50 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
170 (28%)
Intel Pentium G2030 Intel Pentium G2030
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
607 (100%)

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 Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
606 (54%)
Intel Pentium G2030 Intel Pentium G2030
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1124 (100%)

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 Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
158 (31%)
Intel Pentium G2030 Intel Pentium G2030
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
512 (100%)

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 Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
495 (56%)
Intel Pentium G2030 Intel Pentium G2030
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
886 (100%)

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 Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
AMD Radeon HD 8280 @ 0.45 GHz
115 (100%)
Intel Pentium G2030 Intel Pentium G2030
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (83%)

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 Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
1155 (67%)
Intel Pentium G2030 Intel Pentium G2030
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1721 (100%)

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 Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G2030 Intel Pentium G2030
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
608 (100%)

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 Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G2030 Intel Pentium G2030
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1217 (100%)

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 Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G2030 Intel Pentium G2030
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
583 (100%)

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 Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G2030 Intel Pentium G2030
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
109 (100%)

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 Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G2030 Intel Pentium G2030
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
217 (100%)

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