AMD A10-4655M vs AMD Phenom II X3 N850

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-4655M and AMD Phenom II X3 N850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-4655M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
  • 1 more threads: 4 vs 3
  • Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 912 vs 895
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1655 vs 1298
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 May 2012 vs 4 October 2010
Number of cores 4 vs 3
Number of threads 4 vs 3
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 912 vs 895
PassMark - CPU mark 1655 vs 1298

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 N850

  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1343 vs 264
  • 4.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3130 vs 703
Specifications (specs)
L1 cache 384 KB vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1343 vs 264
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3130 vs 703

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-4655M
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 N850

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
912
895
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1655
1298
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
264
1343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
703
3130
Name AMD A10-4655M AMD Phenom II X3 N850
PassMark - Single thread mark 912 895
PassMark - CPU mark 1655 1298
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 264 1343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 703 3130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.88
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 10.434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.709
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 40.12
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1371
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3232
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1371
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3232

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A10-4655M AMD Phenom II X3 N850

Essentials

Architecture codename Trinity Champlain
Launch date 15 May 2012 4 October 2010
Place in performance rating 2047 2019
Series AMD A-Series 3x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 246 mm
L1 cache 192 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB 1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 100 °C
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 3
Number of threads 4 3
Transistor count 1303 Million
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FP2 S1 (S1g4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)