AMD Sempron 3850 VS Apple A15 Bionic

Comparing AMD Sempron 3850 vs Apple A15 Bionic

Comparison of video cards AMD Sempron 3850 vs Apple A15 Bionic in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications

Differences

Top features of AMD Sempron 3850

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Top features of Apple A15 Bionic

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Higher clock speed

3.23 GHz 1.30 GHz

Around 60% better clock speed
More number of cores

6 4

2 times more cores
Performance per watt

8.5 W 25 W

About 0.34 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD Sempron 3850 Apple A15 Bionic

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Sempron 3850 and Apple A15 Bionic is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD Sempron 3850 Apple A15 Bionic
Segment	Desktop / Server Mobile
Family	AMD Sempron Apple A series
Generation	1 15
CPU group	AMD Sempron 2000/3000 Apple A15
Predecessor	-- Apple A14 Bionic

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Sempron 3850 vs Apple A15 Bionic by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	1.30 GHz 3.23 GHz
CPU Cores	4 6
Turbo (1 Core)	No turbo No turbo
CPU Threads	4 6
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	Yes No
Core architecture	normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A core	-- 2x Avalanche
B core	-- 4x Blizzard

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Sempron 3850 and Apple A15 Bionic along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon HD 8280 Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores)
GPU frequency	0.45 GHz 1.80 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo 3.20 GHz
Execution units	2 5
Shader	128 0
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB 8 GB
Max. displays	2 3
Generation	5 12
DirectX Version	11.1
Technology	28 nm 5 nm
Release date	Q2/2013 Q3/2021

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Sempron 3850 and Apple A15 Bionic. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Sempron 3850 and Apple A15 Bionic you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory	8 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	1 2

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Sempron 3850 and Apple A15 Bionic.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Sempron 3850 or Apple A15 Bionic? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	25 W 8.5 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Sempron 3850 and Apple A15 Bionic CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V None
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
L2-Cache	-- 4.00 MB
L3-Cache	2.00 MB --
Architecture	Kabini (Jaguar) A15
Technology	28 nm 5 nm
Socket	AM1 N/A
Release date	Q2/2014 Q3/2021