AMD A6-3670K vs AMD Phenom X4 9850B

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-3670K and AMD Phenom X4 9850B 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3670K

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1147 vs 992
• Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2174 vs 1946

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9850B

• Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-3670K
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9850B

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1147 992
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2174 1946

Compare specifications (specs)