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.
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 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Kuma | San Diego |
Launch date | April 2009 | June 2005 |
Place in performance rating | 2878 | 2914 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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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 |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM2+ | 939 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 104 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |