AMD Athlon X4 845 vs AMD Athlon X2 4050e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 845 and AMD Athlon X2 4050e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 845

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 81% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1680 vs 751
  • 5.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3796 vs 674
  • 4.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.853 vs 0.84
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1680 vs 751
PassMark - CPU mark 3796 vs 674
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.853 vs 0.84

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4050e

  • Around 93% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 996 vs 516
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1667 vs 1548
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 996 vs 516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1667 vs 1548

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 845
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4050e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1680
751
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3796
674
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
516
996
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1548
1667
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.853
0.84
Name AMD Athlon X4 845 AMD Athlon X2 4050e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1680 751
PassMark - CPU mark 3796 674
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 516 996
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1548 1667
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.853 0.84
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 11.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.237

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 845 AMD Athlon X2 4050e

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB AD845XACKASBX
Place in performance rating 2616 2626
Series AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Brisbane
Launch date April 2008

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 126 mm
L1 cache 256 KB
Transistor count 154 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2+ AM2
Thermal Solution Near Silent 95W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions