AMD Athlon X4 850 vs Intel Core i7-4790
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 850 and Intel Core i7-4790 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).
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
- Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 72.72°C
- Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Launch date | Jul 2015 vs 1 April 2014 |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Maximum core temperature | 90°C vs 72.72°C |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 84 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4790
- 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
- Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
- 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 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2233 vs 1575
- 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7271 vs 3366
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of threads | 8 vs 4 |
Maximum frequency | 4.00 GHz vs 3.9 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm vs 28 nm |
L2 cache | 1 MB vs 4MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2233 vs 1575 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 7271 vs 3366 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 850
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4790
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon X4 850 | Intel Core i7-4790 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1575 | 2233 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3366 | 7271 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 943 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3461 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 2429 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 5.169 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 89.044 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.65 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.582 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 6.435 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1245 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2226 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3807 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1245 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2226 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3807 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon X4 850 | Intel Core i7-4790 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Godaveri | Haswell |
Launch date | Jul 2015 | 1 April 2014 |
Place in performance rating | 1620 | 1626 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $303 | |
Price now | $278.99 | |
Processor Number | i7-4790 | |
Series | 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 10.55 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.60 GHz |
Die size | 245 mm² | 177 mm |
L1 cache | 256K | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 4MB | 1 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 22 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 90°C | 72.72°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.9 GHz | 4.00 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 DMI2 | |
L3 cache | 8 MB | |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | |
Memory |
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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 |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FM2+ | FCLGA1150 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 84 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Thermal Solution | PCG 2013D | |
Peripherals |
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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 |
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Device ID | 0x412 | |
Graphics base frequency | 350 MHz | |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.20 GHz | |
Graphics max frequency | 1.2 GHz | |
Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) | ||
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Max video memory | 2 GB | |
Processor graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | |
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
DVI | ||
eDP | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of displays supported | 3 | |
VGA | ||
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Graphics image quality |
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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 |
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DirectX | 11.2/12 | |
OpenGL | 4.3 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Anti-Theft technology | ||
Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Flexible Display interface (FDI) | ||
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® My WiFi technology | ||
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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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) |