AMD Sempron 3850 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The AMD Sempron 3850 has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the AMD Sempron series. The processor uses a mainboard with the AM1 socket and was released in Q2/2014. The AMD Sempron 3850 scores 170 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 606 points.
AMD Sempron 3850

At a glance

Name: AMD Sempron 3850
Family: AMD Sempron (2)
CPU group: AMD Sempron 2000/3000 (2)
Architecture: Kabini (Jaguar)
Technology: 28 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 1
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. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Sempron 3850 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Sempron 3850 uses the AMD Radeon HD 8280, which has 128 texture shaders and 2 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: AMD Radeon HD 8280
GPU frequency: 0.45 GHz
GPU (Turbo): No turbo
Compute units: 2
Shader: 128
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2013
Max. displays: 2
Generation: 5
Direct X: 11.1
Technology: 28 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 8 GB memory in 1 (Single Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3L-1600
12.8 GB/s
Max. Memory: 8 GB
Memory channels: 1 (Single Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 2.0 x 4
PCIe Bandwidth: 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 25 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 25 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 90 °C

Technical details

The AMD Sempron 3850 is made in 28 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 2.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 28 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: AM1
L2-Cache: 2.00 MB
L3-Cache: --
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date: Q2/2014
Release price: 30 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the AMD Sempron 3850 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
184
Intel Pentium J2850 Intel Pentium J2850
4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz
178
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
161
AMD Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
158
Intel Atom C2350 Intel Atom C2350
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
142
Intel Atom N2800 Intel Atom N2800
2C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
89

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
560
Intel Pentium J2850 Intel Pentium J2850
4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz
554
Intel Pentium E5200 Intel Pentium E5200
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
541
AMD Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
495
Intel Pentium E2180 Intel Pentium E2180
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
372
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
273
Intel Atom C2350 Intel Atom C2350
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
247

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.
Intel Atom C2350 Intel Atom C2350
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
181
AMD Sempron 2650 AMD Sempron 2650
2C 2T @ 1.45 GHz
178
Intel Celeron E1200 Intel Celeron E1200
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
171
AMD Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
170
Intel Celeron 420 Intel Celeron 420
1C 1T @ 1.60 GHz
160
Intel Atom D2700 Intel Atom D2700
2C 4T @ 2.13 GHz
121
Intel Atom D2500 Intel Atom D2500
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
111

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 A4-3420 AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
621
Intel Core2 Duo E6700 Intel Core2 Duo E6700
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
617
Intel Core2 Duo E4600 Intel Core2 Duo E4600
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
607
AMD Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
606
Intel Celeron E3300 Intel Celeron E3300
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
602
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
601
Intel Pentium E2220 Intel Pentium E2220
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
592

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.
Intel Core i7-2600 Intel Core i7-2600
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.35 GHz
130
Intel Core i5-2500T Intel Core i5-2500T
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.25 GHz
120
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
Broadcom VideoCore VII @ 0.80 GHz
120
AMD Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
AMD Radeon HD 8280 @ 0.45 GHz
115
Intel Core i5-3550S Intel Core i5-3550S
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz
110
Intel Core i5-3550 Intel Core i5-3550
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz
110
Intel Core i5-3570T Intel Core i5-3570T
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz
110

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.
Intel Pentium E6700 Intel Pentium E6700
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1177
AMD Athlon II X2 255 AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
1172
Intel Pentium E6800 Intel Pentium E6800
2C 2T @ 3.33 GHz
1167
AMD Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
1155
Intel Pentium E5800 Intel Pentium E5800
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1155
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 Intel Core2 Duo E7600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
1154
AMD Athlon II X2 250 AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1145

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