AMD A8-3850 vs AMD Phenom II X4 830
Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3850 and AMD Phenom II X4 830 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3850
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
- Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
- 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
- Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1214 vs 1084
- Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2374 vs 2070
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | June 2011 vs September 2009 |
Maximum frequency | 2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 45 nm |
L2 cache | 1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1214 vs 1084 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2374 vs 2070 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 830
- Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
- 5.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1838 vs 361
- 4.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5258 vs 1136
Specifications (specs) | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt vs 100 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1838 vs 361 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 5258 vs 1136 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A8-3850
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 830
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD A8-3850 | AMD Phenom II X4 830 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1214 | 1084 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2374 | 2070 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 361 | 1838 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1136 | 5258 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.124 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 211.23 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.404 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 10.601 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 43.843 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 953 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1977 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 4691 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 953 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1977 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 4691 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD A8-3850 | AMD Phenom II X4 830 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Llano | Deneb |
Launch date | June 2011 | September 2009 |
Place in performance rating | 1567 | 1552 |
Series | A-Series (Desktop) | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | |
Price now | $79.95 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 12.66 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 228 mm | 258 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 1024 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.9 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Transistor count | 1178 million | 758 million |
L3 cache | 4096 KB (shared) | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FM1 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 100 Watt | 95 Watt |
Virtualization |
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