AMD Athlon X4 850 vs Intel Core i5-7640X

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 850 and Intel Core i5-7640X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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.

AMD Athlon X4 850

Intel Core i5-7640X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 850

Around 72% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 112 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 112 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7640X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
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 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2535 vs 1575
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7036 vs 3366

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2017 vs Jul 2015
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 4MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2535 vs 1575
PassMark - CPU mark	7036 vs 3366

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 850
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7640X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1575

2535

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3366

7036

Name	AMD Athlon X4 850	Intel Core i5-7640X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1575	2535
PassMark - CPU mark	3366	7036
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1151
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3628
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 850	Intel Core i5-7640X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Godaveri	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Jul 2015	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1611	1593
Launch price (MSRP)		$240
Price now		$263.13
Processor Number		i5-7640X
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.73
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	4.00 GHz
Die size	245 mm²
L1 cache	256K	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	4.20 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		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-2133 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	112 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
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
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)