Athlon II X4 631 vs Phenom X4 9850 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9850 BE and Athlon II X4 631 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data1.27
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)Llano (2011−2012)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)17 August 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9850 BE and Athlon II X4 631 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size285 mm2228 mm2
Number of transistors450 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9850 BE and Athlon II X4 631 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
SocketAM2+FM1
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt100 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9850 BE and Athlon II X4 631 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9850 BE and Athlon II X4 631. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 100 Watt

Athlon II X4 631 has a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

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