AMD Athlon X4 850 vs Intel Core i7-3770

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 850 and Intel Core i7-3770 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon X4 850

Intel Core i7-3770

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 850

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 77 Watt

Launch date	Jul 2015 vs April 2012
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 77 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3770

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
262144x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2074 vs 1231
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6416 vs 2657

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 4MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2074 vs 1231
PassMark - CPU mark	6416 vs 2657

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 850
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3770

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1231

2074

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2657

6416

Name	AMD Athlon X4 850	Intel Core i7-3770
PassMark - Single thread mark	1231	2074
PassMark - CPU mark	2657	6416
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		798
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3074
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		1977
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		81.095
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.589
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.05
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2876
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2876

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 850	Intel Core i7-3770
Essentials
Architecture codename	Godaveri	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Jul 2015	April 2012
Place in performance rating	1986	2019
Launch price (MSRP)		$324
Price now		$159.99
Processor Number		i7-3770
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		17.10
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.40 GHz
Die size	245 mm²	160 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	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	2,411 million	1400 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		67 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-2133 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR3 1333/1600
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+	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	77 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		2011D
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x162
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)