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.

 

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: 1533 vs 1230
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2971 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 1533 vs 1230
PassMark - CPU mark 2971 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
1533
1230
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2971
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 1533 1230
PassMark - CPU mark 2971 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