AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W) vs AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400
Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W) and AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)
- CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
- 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
Launch date | July 2008 vs October 2007 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 2.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400
- 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 125 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 125 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400
Name | AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W) | AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400 |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 305 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 995 | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 749 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 674 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.084 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 0.708 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W) | AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Agena | Brisbane |
Launch date | July 2008 | October 2007 |
Place in performance rating | 3144 | 3130 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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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 | 2.5 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
Transistor count | 450 million | 154 million |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM2+ | AM2 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt | 45 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |