Reviewers Liked
- Lowest cost quad core available, Decent multithreaded performance, Good power consumption
Reviewers Didn't Like
- A jump to a significantly faster AM1 processor costs very little
AMD Sempron 3850 1.3GHz Socket AM1
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AMD set its sights on desktops in emerging markets last month, announcing its AM1 platform and the first Kabini-based socket APUs. The Kabini architecture arrived last year for ultra-mobile and embedded devices, bringing 28nm chips with TDP ratings as...
By TechSpot onThe hardest thing about recommending the AMD Sempron 3850 is the fact that it is $14 less than the Athlon 5150 and $25 less than the Athlon 5350. In the context of a $250 to $300 complete system, one does need to ponder whether it is worth losing...
By servethehome.com onWhile there is a lot of focus on the mainstream desktop market, we hastily reviewed the new entrant to the low-end socketed desktop from AMD, the AM1 Kabini platform back in April. Since then we have acquired all four members of the family, the two quad...
By AnandTech onIn terms of the other benchmarks, the Sempron 2650 did better than the Sempron 3850 in several CPU tests for those that couldn't fully exploit four CPU cores with the dual-core 2650 being clocked 150MHz higher than the 3850 quad-core. Besides having...
By Phoronix onDer One schlug sich im Test tapfer – am Ende gar erstaunlich gut für einen 219-Euro-PC. Das Tempo ist zwar nicht sonderlich hoch, für Kunden, die aber nur im Internet surfen, Office-Anwendungen erledigen oder Fotos bearbeiten, reicht dieses Modell...
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