AMD Athlon X4 850 vs AMD Phenom II X2 B53

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 850 and AMD Phenom II X2 B53 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.

AMD Athlon X4 850

AMD Phenom II X2 B53

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
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1575 vs 1161
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3366 vs 1137

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jul 2015 vs October 2009
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1575 vs 1161
PassMark - CPU mark	3366 vs 1137

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 B53

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 Phenom II X2 B53

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1575

1161

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3366

1137

Name	AMD Athlon X4 850	AMD Phenom II X2 B53
PassMark - Single thread mark	1575	1161
PassMark - CPU mark	3366	1137
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1865
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3215

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 850	AMD Phenom II X2 B53
Essentials
Architecture codename	Godaveri	Callisto
Launch date	Jul 2015	October 2009
Place in performance rating	1621	1633
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz
Die size	245 mm²	258 mm
L1 cache	256K	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	2,411 million	758 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
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+	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)