Intel Pentium G850 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G850 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium G850

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G850

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 32% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1349 vs 764
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1435 vs 675

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs May 2006
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1349 vs 764
PassMark - CPU mark	1435 vs 675

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1044 vs 506
Around 89% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1731 vs 917

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1044 vs 506
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1731 vs 917

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G850
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1349

764

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1435

675

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

506

1044

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

917

1731

Name	Intel Pentium G850	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1349	764
PassMark - CPU mark	1435	675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	506	1044
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	917	1731

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G850	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Windsor
Launch date	May 2011	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$27
Place in performance rating	2330	2349
Price now	$29.99
Processor Number	G850
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	26.17
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	154 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)