Phenom X4 9850 BE vs Ryzen 5 3450U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 3450U and Phenom X4 9850 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1366 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 26.75 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020) | Agena (2007−2008) |
| Release date | 1 May 2020 (4 years ago) | March 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3450U and Phenom X4 9850 BE 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 285 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4500 Million | 450 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3450U and Phenom X4 9850 BE 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP5 | AM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Phenom X4 9850 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Phenom X4 9850 BE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Phenom X4 9850 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 125 Watt |
Ryzen 5 3450U has 100% more threads, a 441.7% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 3450U and Phenom X4 9850 BE. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 3450U is a notebook processor while Phenom X4 9850 BE is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3450U and Phenom X4 9850 BE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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