Phenom X4 9850B vs C-50
Primary details
Comparing C-50 and Phenom X4 9850B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2315 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD C-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.23 |
| Architecture codename | Ontario (2011−2012) | Agena (2007−2008) |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) | August 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
C-50 and Phenom X4 9850B basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 1 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | 285 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 450 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on C-50 and Phenom X4 9850B compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | AM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by C-50 and Phenom X4 9850B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by C-50 and Phenom X4 9850B are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by C-50 and Phenom X4 9850B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6250 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 95 Watt |
C-50 has a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 955.6% lower power consumption.
Phenom X4 9850B, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between C-50 and Phenom X4 9850B. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that C-50 is a notebook processor while Phenom X4 9850B is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between C-50 and Phenom X4 9850B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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