AMD Phenom X4 9350e vs AMD Athlon X2 4850e

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9350e and AMD Athlon X2 4850e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, 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 Phenom X4 9350e

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1590 vs 783
  • Around 65% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3281 vs 1990
Specifications (specs)
Launch date July 2008 vs March 2008
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1590 vs 783
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1201 vs 1198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3281 vs 1990

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4850e

  • Around 25% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 903 vs 795
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz vs 2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 903 vs 795

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9350e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4850e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
795
903
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1590
783
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1201
1198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3281
1990
Name AMD Phenom X4 9350e AMD Athlon X2 4850e
PassMark - Single thread mark 795 903
PassMark - CPU mark 1590 783
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1201 1198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3281 1990

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom X4 9350e AMD Athlon X2 4850e

Essentials

Architecture codename Agena Brisbane
Launch date July 2008 March 2008
Place in performance rating 2129 2170
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 285 mm 126 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 512 KB
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2 GHz 2.5 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Transistor count 450 million 154 million

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM2+ AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)