AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE and AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE

AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 104 Watt

Launch date	April 2009 vs June 2005
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 104 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

Name	AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE	AMD Athlon 64 FX-57
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1554
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2668
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3.841
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.159
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.833
PassMark - Single thread mark		552
PassMark - CPU mark		517

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE	AMD Athlon 64 FX-57
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kuma	San Diego
Launch date	April 2009	June 2005
Place in performance rating	2890	2925
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	450 million	114 million
Unlocked
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	104 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)