AMD Phenom II X4 850 vs AMD Phenom X4 9450e

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 850 and AMD Phenom X4 9450e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom II X4 850

AMD Phenom X4 9450e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 850

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1230 vs 841
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2400 vs 1455

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2011 vs October 2008
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1230 vs 841
PassMark - CPU mark	2400 vs 1455

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9450e

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 850
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9450e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1230

841

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2400

1455

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 850	AMD Phenom X4 9450e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1230	841
PassMark - CPU mark	2400	1455
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	366
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1217

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 850	AMD Phenom X4 9450e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Agena
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	June 2011	October 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$111
OPN PIB	HDX850WFGMBOX
OPN Tray	HDX850WFK42GM
Place in performance rating	2463	2482
Price now	$64.99
Series	AMD Phenom II X4
Value for money (0-100)	16.08
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.3 GHz
Die size	169 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	300 million	450 million
Unlocked
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)