Phenom X4 9850 (125W) vs Phenom X3 8650
Primary details
Comparing Phenom X3 8650 and Phenom X4 9850 (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2555 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Toliman (2008) | Agena (2007−2008) |
| Release date | April 2008 (16 years ago) | July 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom X3 8650 and Phenom X4 9850 (125W) 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | 285 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | 450 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom X3 8650 and Phenom X4 9850 (125W) 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 | AM2+ | AM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 125 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8650 and Phenom X4 9850 (125W) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 3 | 4 |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 125 Watt |
Phenom X3 8650 has 31.6% lower power consumption.
Phenom X4 9850 (125W), on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Phenom X3 8650 and Phenom X4 9850 (125W). We've got no test results to judge.
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