AMD Athlon X4 760K vs AMD Phenom II X4 850

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 760K and AMD Phenom II X4 850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon X4 760K

AMD Phenom II X4 850

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 760K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
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 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1532 vs 1230
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2973 vs 2400
Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 493 vs 366
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1410 vs 1217

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1532 vs 1230
PassMark - CPU mark	2973 vs 2400
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	493 vs 366
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1410 vs 1217

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 850

Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 760K
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 850

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1532

1230

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2973

2400

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

493

366

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1410

1217

Name	AMD Athlon X4 760K	AMD Phenom II X4 850
PassMark - Single thread mark	1532	1230
PassMark - CPU mark	2973	2400
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	493	366
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1410	1217
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 760K	AMD Phenom II X4 850
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD Phenom
OPN PIB	AD760KWOHLBOX	HDX850WFGMBOX
OPN Tray	AD760KWOA44HL	HDX850WFK42GM
Place in performance rating	2445	2463
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD Phenom II X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Propus
Launch date		June 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$111
Price now		$64.99
Value for money (0-100)		16.08
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.3 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		169 mm
L1 cache		512 KB
Transistor count		300 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3