i9-11900F vs Phenom II X4 850

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 850
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.54
Core i9-11900F
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
14.27
+827%

Core i9-11900F outperforms Phenom II X4 850 by a whopping 827% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-11900F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2134521
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.17no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.5120.39
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date1 June 2011 (13 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$111no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-11900F 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size169 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-11900F 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
SocketAM3FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-11900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-11900F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-11900F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-11900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-11900F.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Phenom II X4 850 1.54
i9-11900F 14.27
+827%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Phenom II X4 850 2400
i9-11900F 22251
+827%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Phenom II X4 850 404
i9-11900F 2229
+452%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Phenom II X4 850 1375
i9-11900F 9490
+590%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.54 14.27
Recency 1 June 2011 16 March 2021
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

i9-11900F has a 826.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-11900F is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 850 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 850 and Core i9-11900F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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