AMD Phenom II X4 850 Benchmark, Test and specs

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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.
AMD Phenom II X4 850

At a glance

Name: AMD Phenom II X4 850
Family: AMD Phenom II (52)
CPU group: AMD Phenom II - 840/850 (2)
Architecture: Propus
Technology: 45 nm
Segment: Desktop
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): --

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.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
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: --

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Benchmark results

Verified 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 X2 560 AMD Phenom II X2 560
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
424
AMD Phenom II X4 955 AMD Phenom II X4 955
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
422
Intel Pentium E6600 Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
422
AMD Phenom II X4 850 AMD Phenom II X4 850
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
421
Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 Intel Core2 Extreme X6800
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
417
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
417
AMD Athlon II X2 255 AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
416

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.
Intel Core i5-750S Intel Core i5-750S
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1522
Intel Pentium G3450 Intel Pentium G3450
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
1520
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1517
AMD Phenom II X4 850 AMD Phenom II X4 850
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1507
Intel Core i3-2125 Intel Core i3-2125
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1504
AMD A10-6800K AMD A10-6800K
4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz
1501
AMD Phenom II X4 970 AMD Phenom II X4 970
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1491

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 A4-6320 AMD A4-6320
2C 2T @ 4.00 GHz
2512
AMD Phenom II X3 705e AMD Phenom II X3 705e
3C 3T @ 2.50 GHz
2510
Intel Core i5-750 Intel Core i5-750
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
2510
AMD Phenom II X4 850 AMD Phenom II X4 850
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
2502
AMD A8-6410 AMD A8-6410
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2501
Intel Celeron G5905T Intel Celeron G5905T
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
2493
Intel Xeon E5450 Intel Xeon E5450
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2483

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.
AMD FX-8120 AMD FX-8120
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
89
AMD Athlon II X4 760K AMD Athlon II X4 760K
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
88
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T AMD Phenom II X6 1075T
6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz
88
AMD Phenom II X4 850 AMD Phenom II X4 850
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
87
AMD Phenom II X4 B99 AMD Phenom II X4 B99
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
87
AMD Phenom II X2 560 AMD Phenom II X2 560
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
87
Intel Xeon X3440 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 Core i5-760 Intel Core i5-760
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
342
Intel Core i3-6100T Intel Core i3-6100T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
339
Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
336
AMD Phenom II X4 850 AMD Phenom II X4 850
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
334
AMD Phenom II X4 B99 AMD Phenom II X4 B99
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
334
Intel Core i5-4460T Intel Core i5-4460T
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
332
Intel Pentium G4600T Intel Pentium G4600T
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
327

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