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.

 

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 1620 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)