AMD Athlon X4 850 vs AMD Athlon II X3 400e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 850 and AMD Athlon II X3 400e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 850

• CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 9 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
• Around 77% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
• Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1231 vs 908
• 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2657 vs 1320

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 400e

• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 393216x 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 Athlon II X3 400e

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1231 908
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2657 1320

Compare specifications (specs)