Intel Core i9-13950HX vs AMD Phenom II X4 850

#ad
Buy
VS

Combined performance score

Phenom II X4 850
1.54

Core i9-13950HX outperforms Phenom II X4 850 by 1779% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-13950HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1994135
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.32no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Raptor Lake-HX
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Raptor Lake-HX
Release date1 June 2011 (12 years old)4 January 2023 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)$111no data
Current price$69 (0.6x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Technical specs

Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-13950HX 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads432
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz5.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size169 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-13950HX 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-13950HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-13950HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-13950HX are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-13950HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-13950HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-13950HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-13950HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-13950HX.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Phenom II X4 850 1.54
i9-13950HX 28.94
+1779%

Core i9-13950HX outperforms Phenom II X4 850 by 1779% in our combined benchmark results.


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: 68%

Phenom II X4 850 2361
i9-13950HX 44444
+1782%

Core i9-13950HX outperforms Phenom II X4 850 by 1782% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.54 28.94
Recency 1 June 2011 4 January 2023
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 32
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 55 Watt

The Core i9-13950HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X4 850 is a desktop processor while Core i9-13950HX is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-13950HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

User ratings

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


AMD Phenom II X4 850
Phenom II X4 850
Intel Core i9-13950HX
Core i9-13950HX

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

User ratings: view and submit

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4.2 69 votes

Rate AMD Phenom II X4 850 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.8 111 votes

Rate Intel Core i9-13950HX on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions and comments

Here you can ask a question about Phenom II X4 850 or Core i9-13950HX, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.