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.

AMD Athlon II X4 641

AMD Phenom II X4 850

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	2475	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
Unlocked
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™)