AMD Phenom II X4 850 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-12

The AMD Phenom II X4 850 has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 5. gen of the AMD Phenom II series. The processor uses a mainboard with the AM3 socket and was released in Q2/2011. The AMD Phenom II X4 850 scores 421 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,507 points.

CPU lineage
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Name:	AMD Phenom II X4 850
Family:	AMD Phenom II (52)
CPU group:	AMD Phenom II - 840/850 (2)
Architecture:	Propus
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	5
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Phenom II X4 850 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Phenom II X4 850 is 3.30 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	3.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The AMD Phenom II X4 850 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Phenom II X4 850 uses the no iGPU, which has -- texture shaders and -- execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	--
Shader:	--
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:

Max. displays:
Generation:	--
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Max. GPU Memory:	--
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR3-1333 DDR2-1066	21.3 GB/s 17.1 GB/s
Max. Memory:
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth:	--

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	95 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The AMD Phenom II X4 850 is made in 45 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 2.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	45 nm
Chip design:
Socket:	AM3
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	2.00 MB
AES-NI:	No
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE3, SSE4a
Release date:	Q2/2011
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

AMD Phenom II X4 850
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Phenom II X4 850 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Phenom II X4 955 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	422
	Intel Celeron 7305 5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz	422
	Intel Pentium E6600 2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz	422
	AMD Phenom II X4 850 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	421
	Intel Celeron J4115 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	420
	Intel Core i3-2312M 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	420
	Intel Core i3-2310M 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	420

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD FX-9830P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1512
	MediaTek Helio P90 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1512
	Intel Core i5-7200U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1510
	AMD Phenom II X4 850 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1507
	Intel Core i3-2125 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1504
	AMD A10-6800K 4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz	1501
	MediaTek Helio P95 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1498

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Phenom II X3 705e 3C 3T @ 2.50 GHz	2510
	Intel Core i5-750 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	2510
	Intel Core i5-5200U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2509
	AMD Phenom II X4 850 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	2502
	Intel Core i5-4300U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	2502
	Apple A9X 2C 2T @ 2.26 GHz	2501
	AMD A8-6410 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2501

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-4200U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	89
	AMD Athlon II X4 760K 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	88
	AMD Phenom II X6 1075T 6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz	88
	AMD Phenom II X4 850 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	87
	AMD Phenom II X4 B99 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	87
	AMD Phenom II X2 560 2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz	87
	Intel Xeon X3440 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	86

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Atom x6425E 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	335
	Intel Celeron J6412 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	335
	Intel Celeron J6413 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	335
	AMD Phenom II X4 850 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	334
	Intel Core i5-7200U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	334
	AMD Phenom II X4 B99 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	334
	Intel Core i5-4460T 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	332

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,391 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,101 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

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