AMD FX-4320 vs AMD Athlon X2 4850e

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4320 and AMD Athlon X2 4850e 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4320

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 64% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1564 vs 903
  • 4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3150 vs 783
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2012 vs March 2008
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1564 vs 903
PassMark - CPU mark 3150 vs 783

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4850e

  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1198 vs 550
  • Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1990 vs 1472
Specifications (specs)
L1 cache 256 KB vs 192 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1198 vs 550
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1990 vs 1472

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4320
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4850e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1564
903
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3150
783
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
550
1198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1472
1990
Name AMD FX-4320 AMD Athlon X2 4850e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1564 903
PassMark - CPU mark 3150 783
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 550 1198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1472 1990

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FX-4320 AMD Athlon X2 4850e

Essentials

Architecture codename Vishera Brisbane
Family AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date October 2012 March 2008
OPN PIB FD4320WMHKBOX
OPN Tray FD4320WMW4MHK
Place in performance rating 2136 2167
Series AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 4 GHz
Die size 315 mm 126 mm
L1 cache 192 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 512 KB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 70.50°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 2.5 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1200 million 154 million
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Memory

Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3+ AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision Not Listed

Advanced Technologies

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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)