AMD Sempron 3850 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8300

Last updated: 2023-05-10

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Sempron 3850		Intel Atom x5-Z8300
CPU comparison AMD Sempron 3850 or Intel Atom x5-Z8300 - 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 Atom x5-Z8300 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.84 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom x5-Z8300 was released in Q2/2015.

AMD Sempron (2)	Family	Intel Atom (108)
AMD Sempron 2000/3000 (2)	CPU group	Intel Atom x3/x5/x7 (9)
1	Generation	5
Kabini (Jaguar)	Architecture	Cherry Trail
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	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 Atom x5-Z8300 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom x5-Z8300 is at 1.44 GHz (1.84 GHz).
AMD Sempron 3850	Characteristic	Intel Atom x5-Z8300
4	Cores	4
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.30 GHz	Frequency	1.44 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	1.84 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	1.84 GHz

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 Atom x5-Z8300
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Sempron 3850 or Intel Atom x5-Z8300 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 400
0.45 GHz	GPU frequency	0.20 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.50 GHz
5	GPU Generation	8
28 nm	Technology	14 nm
2	Max. displays	3
2	Compute units	12
128	Shader	96
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
11.1	DirectX Version	12

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 400
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	Decode
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 Atom x5-Z8300 supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.
AMD Sempron 3850	Characteristic	Intel Atom x5-Z8300
DDR3L-1600	Memory	DDR3L-1600
8 GB	Max. Memory	2 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	1 (Single Channel)
12.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	12.8 GB/s
No	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	2.0
4	PCIe lanes	1
2.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	0.5 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Sempron 3850 is 25 W, while the Intel Atom x5-Z8300 has a TDP of 2 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Sempron 3850	Characteristic	Intel Atom x5-Z8300
25 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	2 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 Atom x5-Z8300 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.
AMD Sempron 3850	Characteristic	Intel Atom x5-Z8300
28 nm	Technology	14 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	BGA 138
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q2/2014	Release date	Q2/2015
30 $	Release price	18 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Sempron 3850 (97%)

Intel Atom x5-Z8300 (94%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Sempron 3850 (100%)

Intel Atom x5-Z8300 (81%)

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 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	170 (93%)
	Intel Atom x5-Z8300 4C 4T @ 1.84 GHz	182 (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 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	606 (100%)
	Intel Atom x5-Z8300 4C 4T @ 1.84 GHz	556 (92%)

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 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	158 (100%)
	Intel Atom x5-Z8300 4C 4T @ 1.84 GHz	139 (88%)

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 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	495 (100%)
	Intel Atom x5-Z8300 4C 4T @ 1.84 GHz	396 (80%)

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 Radeon HD 8280 @ 0.45 GHz	115 (100%)
	Intel Atom x5-Z8300 Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.50 GHz	105 (91%)

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 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	1155 (100%)
	Intel Atom x5-Z8300 4C 4T @ 1.84 GHz	816 (71%)

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 Sempron 3850 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Atom x5-Z8300 4C 4T @ 1.84 GHz	47 (100%)

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 Sempron 3850 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Atom x5-Z8300 4C 4T @ 1.84 GHz	127 (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 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Atom x5-Z8300 4C 4T @ 1.84 GHz	31 (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 4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Atom x5-Z8300 4C 4T @ 1.84 GHz	111 (100%)

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