AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 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 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
• 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
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 7.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1554 vs 219
• 6.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2668 vs 398

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

• Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1554 219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2668 398

Compare specifications (specs)