Athlon 1100 vs Phenom X4 9850 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9850 BE and Athlon 1100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)Thunderbird B (2000−2001)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)14 August 2000 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$853

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9850 BE and Athlon 1100 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz1.1 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256 KB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm180 nm
Die size285 mm2120 mm2
Number of transistors450 million37 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9850 BE and Athlon 1100 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+A
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt60 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9850 BE and Athlon 1100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9850 BE and Athlon 1100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 60 Watt

Phenom X4 9850 BE has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 176.9% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 1100, on the other hand, has 108.3% lower power consumption.

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