AMD Athlon X4 850 vs AMD Phenom II X4 910e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 850 and AMD Phenom II X4 910e 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 X4 910e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 850

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1575 vs 1082
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3366 vs 2131

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jul 2015 vs January 2010
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1575 vs 1082
PassMark - CPU mark	3366 vs 2131

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 910e

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256K
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 4MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 850
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 910e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1575

1082

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3366

2131

Name	AMD Athlon X4 850	AMD Phenom II X4 910e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1575	1082
PassMark - CPU mark	3366	2131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1715
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5037

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 850	AMD Phenom II X4 910e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Godaveri	Deneb
Launch date	Jul 2015	January 2010
Place in performance rating	1621	1608
Launch price (MSRP)		$157
Price now		$156.99
Value for money (0-100)		6.12
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	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
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	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)