AMD Sempron 3850
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AMD Sempron 3850 vs Apple A15 Bionic. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2014
AMD Sempron 3850
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Q3/2021
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Apple A15 Bionic
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What's the best choice AMD Sempron 3850 or Apple A15 Bionic? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Sempron 3850 has a base frequency of 1.30 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 25 W. Released in Q2/2014.

Apple A15 Bionic has a base frequency of 3.23 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 8.5 W. Released in Q3/2021.

Differences

AMD Sempron 3850 Reasons to consider
AMD Sempron 3850
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Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Sempron 3850 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1452 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    878 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    831 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1064 place
Apple A15 Bionic Reasons to consider
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 148% better clock speed

    3.23 GHz left arrow 1.30 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    8.5 W left arrow 25 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple A15 Bionic CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    82 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    374 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    237 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Sempron 3850 AMD Sempron 3850
Apple A15 Bionic Apple A15 Bionic
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Sempron 2000/3000 left arrow Apple A15
  • Family
    AMD Sempron left arrow Apple A series
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 15
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Apple A14 Bionic
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    - left arrow 2x Avalanche
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 4x Blizzard
  • Base Frequency
    1.3 GHz left arrow 3.23 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    11.1 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow 5
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 12
  • GPU Frequency
    450 MHz left arrow 1800 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon HD 8280 left arrow Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores)
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 3200 MHz
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q3/2021
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 0
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 5 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode left arrow Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple A15 Bionic and AMD Sempron 3850. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory channels
    1 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM left arrow LPDDR4X-4266
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Sempron 3850 and Apple A15 Bionic Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    25 W left arrow 8.5 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Sempron 3850 and Apple A15 Bionic, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Kabini (Jaguar) left arrow A15
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    2 MB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q2/2014 left arrow Q3/2021
  • Socket
    AM1 left arrow -
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow None

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Sempron 3850 and Apple A15 Bionic.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

115.000000
AMD Sempron 3850
1224.000000
Apple A15 Bionic

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