AMD FX-4150 vs AMD Phenom II X4 820

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4150 and AMD Phenom II X4 820 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4150

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.8 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
• 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1465 vs 1121
• Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3327 vs 2081

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 820

• 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4150
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 820

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1465 1121
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3327 2081

Compare specifications (specs)