AMD Athlon X4 850 vs Intel Core i3-4150T

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 850 and Intel Core i3-4150T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 850

Intel Core i3-4150T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 850

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 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 30% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 66.4°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Launch date	Jul 2015 vs May 2014
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 66.4°C
L1 cache	256K vs 64 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4150T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
131072x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1579 vs 1231
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2889 vs 2657

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 4MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1579 vs 1231
PassMark - CPU mark	2889 vs 2657

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 850
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4150T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1231

1579

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2657

2889

Name	AMD Athlon X4 850	Intel Core i3-4150T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1231	1579
PassMark - CPU mark	2657	2889
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		648
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1380
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.917
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		154.503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.883
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		7.485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.932

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 850	Intel Core i3-4150T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Godaveri	Haswell
Launch date	Jul 2015	May 2014
Place in performance rating	1986	1976
Launch price (MSRP)		$230
Price now		$229.95
Processor Number		i3-4150T
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		5.47
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.00 GHz
Die size	245 mm²	177 mm
L1 cache	256K	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	66.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	2,411 million	1400 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-2133 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013A
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0x41E
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)