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).

AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)

AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

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
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
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Brisbane
Launch date	July 2008	October 2007
Place in performance rating	3153	3141
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	2.5 GHz	2.3 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)	125 Watt	45 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)