AMD Athlon II X4 641 vs AMD Phenom II X4 850

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 641 and AMD Phenom II X4 850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 641

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 369 vs 366
  • Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1247 vs 1217
Specifications (specs)
Launch date February 2012 vs June 2011
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 369 vs 366
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1247 vs 1217

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 850

  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1230 vs 1189
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2400 vs 2313
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1230 vs 1189
PassMark - CPU mark 2400 vs 2313

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 641
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 850

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1189
1230
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2313
2400
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
369
366
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1247
1217
Name AMD Athlon II X4 641 AMD Phenom II X4 850
PassMark - Single thread mark 1189 1230
PassMark - CPU mark 2313 2400
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 369 366
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1247 1217

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X4 641 AMD Phenom II X4 850

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Propus
Family AMD Athlon Processors AMD Phenom
Launch date February 2012 June 2011
OPN PIB AD641XWNGXBOX HDX850WFGMBOX
OPN Tray AD641XWNZ43GX HDX850WFK42GM
Place in performance rating 2476 2463
Price now $91.50 $64.99
Series AMD Athlon II X4 AMD Phenom II X4
Value for money (0-100) 10.77 16.08
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $111

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.8 GHz 3.3 GHz
Die size 228 mm 169 mm
L1 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 70.10°C
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 1178 million 300 million
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Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FM1 uPGA AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 95 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)