AMD Athlon X4 850 vs AMD A8-6500T

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 850 and AMD A8-6500T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 Athlon X4 850

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
• Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 71.30°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
• Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1231 vs 1139
• Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2657 vs 1983

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500T

• 1048576x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 850
CPU 2: AMD A8-6500T

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1231 1139
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2657 1983

Compare specifications (specs)