Ryzen 7 6800HS vs Phenom X3 8850

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom X3 8850
2008
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
0.74
Ryzen 7 6800HS
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
14.81
+1901%

Ryzen 7 6800HS outperforms Phenom X3 8850 by a whopping 1901% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X3 8850 and Ryzen 7 6800HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2578446
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Architecture codenameToliman (2008)Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+)
Release dateOctober 2008 (15 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X3 8850 and Ryzen 7 6800HS 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads316
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm6 nm
Die size285 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors450 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X3 8850 and Ryzen 7 6800HS 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
SocketAM2+FP7
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X3 8850 and Ryzen 7 6800HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataDDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NIno data+
FMAno data+
AVXno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8850 and Ryzen 7 6800HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X3 8850 and Ryzen 7 6800HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X3 8850 and Ryzen 7 6800HS.

PCIe versionno data4.0
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 X3 8850 0.74
Ryzen 7 6800HS 14.81
+1901%

Ryzen 7 6800HS outperforms Phenom X3 8850 by 1901% based on our aggregate 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 X3 8850 1142
Ryzen 7 6800HS 22904
+1906%

Ryzen 7 6800HS outperforms Phenom X3 8850 by 1906% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 14.81
Physical cores 3 8
Threads 3 16
Chip lithography 65 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

The Ryzen 7 6800HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom X3 8850 in performance tests.

Note that Phenom X3 8850 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 6800HS is a notebook one.


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