AMD A6-3650 vs AMD Phenom II X4 850

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-3650 and AMD Phenom II X4 850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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 - 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 A6-3650

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 2 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 850

  • Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1230 vs 1038
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2400 vs 2070
  • Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 366 vs 333
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1217 vs 1128
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1230 vs 1038
PassMark - CPU mark 2400 vs 2070
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 366 vs 333
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1217 vs 1128

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-3650
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 850

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1038
1230
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2070
2400
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
333
366
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1128
1217
Name AMD A6-3650 AMD Phenom II X4 850
PassMark - Single thread mark 1038 1230
PassMark - CPU mark 2070 2400
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 333 366
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1128 1217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 8.719
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.158
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.599
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1204
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2340
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1204
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2340

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-3650 AMD Phenom II X4 850

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Propus
Launch date June 2011 June 2011
Place in performance rating 2451 2463
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD Phenom
Launch price (MSRP) $111
OPN PIB HDX850WFGMBOX
OPN Tray HDX850WFK42GM
Price now $64.99
Series AMD Phenom II X4
Value for money (0-100) 16.08

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 228 mm 169 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 512 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Transistor count 1178 million 300 million
Base frequency 3.3 GHz
Number of threads 4
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FM1 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 95 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)