AMD Athlon X4 850 vs AMD E2-3200

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 850 and AMD E2-3200 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.

AMD Athlon X4 850

AMD E2-3200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 850

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 63% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1231 vs 971
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2657 vs 968

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jul 2015 vs September 2011
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1231 vs 971
PassMark - CPU mark	2657 vs 968

Reasons to consider the AMD E2-3200

262144x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 4MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 850
CPU 2: AMD E2-3200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1231

971

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2657

968

Name	AMD Athlon X4 850	AMD E2-3200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1231	971
PassMark - CPU mark	2657	968
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1401
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2253

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 850	AMD E2-3200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Godaveri	Llano
Launch date	Jul 2015	September 2011
Place in performance rating	1986	2005
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz
Die size	245 mm²	228 mm
L1 cache	256K	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	2,411 million	1178 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-2133 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)