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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.

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):	--

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

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.

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 X2 560 2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz	424
	AMD Phenom II X4 955 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	422
	Intel Pentium E6600 2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz	422
	AMD Phenom II X4 850 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	421
	Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz	417
	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	417
	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 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1522
	Intel Pentium G3450 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	1520
	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1517
	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
	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 2C 2T @ 4.00 GHz	2512
	AMD Phenom II X3 705e 3C 3T @ 2.50 GHz	2510
	Intel Core i5-750 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	2510
	AMD Phenom II X4 850 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	2502
	AMD A8-6410 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2501
	Intel Celeron G5905T 2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz	2493
	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 8C 8T @ 4.00 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 Core i5-760 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	342
	Intel Core i3-6100T 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	339
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	336
	AMD Phenom II X4 850 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	334
	AMD Phenom II X4 B99 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	334
	Intel Core i5-4460T 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	332
	Intel Pentium G4600T 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	327

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,510 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,477 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,457 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,110 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,106 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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