Athlon II P340 vs Phenom II X4 850

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 850
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.39
+239%

Phenom II X4 850 outperforms Athlon II P340 by a whopping 239% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23693187
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.26no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon II
Power efficiency0.620.69
DesignerAMDAMD
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date1 June 2011 (14 years ago)4 October 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$111no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 850 and Athlon II P340 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rateno data3200 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size169 mm2no data
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 850 and Athlon II P340 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3S1g4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 850 and Athlon II P340. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVM

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 850 and Athlon II P340. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 850 and Athlon II P340.

PCIe version2.0no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Phenom II X4 850 1.39
+239%
Athlon II P340 0.41

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Phenom II X4 850 2441
+238%
Samples: 119
Athlon II P340 722
Samples: 482

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.

Phenom II X4 850 404
+114%
Athlon II P340 189

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.

Phenom II X4 850 1375
+346%
Athlon II P340 308

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.39 0.41
Recency 1 June 2011 4 October 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 25 Watt

Phenom II X4 850 has a 239% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon II P340, on the other hand, has 280% lower power consumption.

The AMD Phenom II X4 850 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon II P340 in performance tests.

Note that Phenom II X4 850 is a desktop processor while Athlon II P340 is a notebook one.

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