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).

AMD A8-3850

AMD Phenom II X4 830

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 1083
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2374 vs 2072

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 1083
PassMark - CPU mark	2374 vs 2072

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

1214

1083

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2374

2072

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

361

1838

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1136

5258

Name	AMD A8-3850	AMD Phenom II X4 830
PassMark - Single thread mark	1214	1083
PassMark - CPU mark	2374	2072
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
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Deneb
Launch date	June 2011	September 2009
Place in performance rating	1567	1551
Series	A-Series (Desktop)
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$79.95
Value for money (0-100)		12.66
Performance
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
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™)