AMD Athlon X4 970 vs AMD A8-3850

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 970 and AMD A8-3850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 970

• CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 1 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 38% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
• Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
• Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1616 vs 1214
• Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3472 vs 2374

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3850

• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 970
CPU 2: AMD A8-3850

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1616 1214
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3472 2374

Compare specifications (specs)