AMD Athlon X4 850 vs Intel Core i5-7500

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 850 and Intel Core i5-7500 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon X4 850

Intel Core i5-7500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 850

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.80 GHz

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.80 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7500

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
262144x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2264 vs 1575
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6029 vs 3366

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 January 2017 vs Jul 2015
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	1 MB vs 4MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2264 vs 1575
PassMark - CPU mark	6029 vs 3366

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 850
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1575

2264

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3366

6029

Name	AMD Athlon X4 850	Intel Core i5-7500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1575	2264
PassMark - CPU mark	3366	6029
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		975
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3090
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2294
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		80.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.376
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1582
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2624
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1582
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2624
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3357

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 850	Intel Core i5-7500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Godaveri	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Jul 2015	3 January 2017
Place in performance rating	1610	1603
Launch price (MSRP)		$202
Price now		$205.11
Processor Number		i5-7500
Series		7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		11.52
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.40 GHz
Die size	245 mm²
L1 cache	256K	256 KB
L2 cache	4MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	2,411 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		6 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-2133 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0x5912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)