AMD Athlon X4 850 vs AMD Athlon II X4 638

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 850 and AMD Athlon II X4 638 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. 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 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
• Around 28% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 70.10°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
• Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1575 vs 1163
• Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3366 vs 2250

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 638

• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 1048576x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 850
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 638

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1575 1163
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3366 2250

Compare specifications (specs)