AMD Phenom II X4 850 vs Intel Pentium E6800

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 850 and Intel Pentium E6800 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, 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

Intel Pentium E6800

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 850

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2400 vs 1177
Around 76% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1217 vs 690

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2011 vs August 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2400 vs 1177
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1217 vs 690

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6800

Around 1% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1306 vs 1230
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 408 vs 366

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1306 vs 1230
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	408 vs 366

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 850
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6800

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1230

1306

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2400

1177

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

366

408

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1217

690

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 850	Intel Pentium E6800
PassMark - Single thread mark	1230	1306
PassMark - CPU mark	2400	1177
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	366	408
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1217	690

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 850	Intel Pentium E6800
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Wolfdale
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	June 2011	August 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$111	$831
OPN PIB	HDX850WFGMBOX
OPN Tray	HDX850WFK42GM
Place in performance rating	2463	2452
Price now	$64.99	$49.99
Series	AMD Phenom II X4	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	16.08	11.65
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E6800
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.33 GHz
Die size	169 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	300 million	228 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		74.1°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm X 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)