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AMD Phenom II X4 850: specs and benchmarks
Price now
89$
Games supported
73%
- Interface
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
Year of release
2011
Performance
2.72
Summary
AMD started AMD Phenom II X4 850 sales 1 June 2011 at a recommended price of $111. This is a Propus architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3.3 and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket AM3 processor with a TDP of 95 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at
2.72%
of a leader's which is Intel Core i9-13950HX.
General info
Phenom II X4 850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance rating | 2234 | |
| Value for money | 2.32 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Propus (2009−2011) | |
| Release date | 1 June 2011 (11 years old) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $111 | of 305 (Core i7-870) |
| Current price | $89 (0.8x MSRP) | of 25332 (Xeon Platinum 8276L) |
Value for money
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | of 4.7 (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | of 6 (Core i9-13900KS) |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | of 1536 (EPYC Embedded 3401) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | of 12288 (Core 2 Quad Q9550) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | of 32768 (Ryzen Threadripper 1998) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | of 4 (Ryzen 9 7940HS) |
| Die size | 169 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 300 million | of 9900000 (Ryzen 9 7845HX) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 850 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8160M) |
| Socket | AM3 | |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 95 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 850's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | of 5600 (Ryzen 9 7940HS) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | of 5 (Core i9-13950HX) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Phenom II X4 850. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Overall 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.
- Passmark
- GeekBench 5 Single-Core
- GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
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.
Benchmark coverage: 67%
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
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Relative perfomance
Overall Phenom II X4 850 performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.
Phenom II X4 850 Intel equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Phenom II X4 850 from Intel is Core i3-3240, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 5 positions in our rating.
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Best GPUs for Phenom II X4 850
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Phenom II X4 850, according to our PC configuration statistics.
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These are the fastest graphics cards for Phenom II X4 850 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 397 configurations based on Phenom II X4 850 in our database.
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