Athlon X4 840 vs PRO A10-8850B

Primary details

Comparing PRO A10-8850B and Athlon X4 840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1679	1772
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	7.38
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	4x Athlon
Architecture codename	Godaveri (2014−2018)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	29 September 2015 (8 years ago)	August 2014 (9 years ago)
Current price	no data	$23

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

PRO A10-8850B and Athlon X4 840 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	no data	256K
L2 cache	4096 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	245 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	2,411 million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on PRO A10-8850B and Athlon X4 840 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	FM2+	Socket FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A10-8850B and Athlon X4 840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
RAID	+	no data
HSA	1	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A10-8850B and Athlon X4 840 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A10-8850B and Athlon X4 840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	8	no data
Number of pipelines	512	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A10-8850B and Athlon X4 840 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A10-8850B and Athlon X4 840 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A10-8850B and Athlon X4 840.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

---

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

PRO A10-8850B outperforms Athlon X4 840 by 13% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

---

Pros & cons summary

---

Performance score	2.43	2.15
Recency	29 September 2015	on August 2014
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

---

Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A10-8850B and Athlon X4 840, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.

---