AMD A6-5200M vs AMD Phenom X4 9850B

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-5200M and AMD Phenom X4 9850B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD A6-5200M

AMD Phenom X4 9850B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5200M

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
3.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 95 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-5200M
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9850B

Name	AMD A6-5200M	AMD Phenom X4 9850B
PassMark - Single thread mark		992
PassMark - CPU mark		1946

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-5200M	AMD Phenom X4 9850B
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AM5200IAJ44HM
Place in performance rating	not rated	2282
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Agena
Launch date		August 2008
Performance
Base frequency	2 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		285 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.5 GHz
Transistor count		450 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Graphics
Enduro
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8400
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT3	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0