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AMD Athlon II X4 553 vs A8-3850 APU

The AMD A8-3850 APU is newer than AMD Athlon II X4 553 however both CPUs have comparable multi-threaded (CPU Mark) and single-thread rating. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 529 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Athlon II X4 553×AMD A8-3850 APU+ ADD
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Socket TypeNA2FM1
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.0 GHz2.9 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores4 (Threads: 4)4 (Threads: 4)
CacheL1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 6MBL1: 512KB, L2: 4.0MB,
TDPNA2100W
Yearly Running CostNA$18.25
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2011Q2 2011
# of Samples2527
CPU Rank33543351
CPU Value0.032.3
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1204(-1.5%)1223(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)2418(-0.2%)2421(0.0%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X4 553
2,418
AMD A8-3850 APU
2,421
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II X4 553
NA
AMD A8-3850 APU
32.3
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X4 553
1,204
AMD A8-3850 APU
1,223
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Athlon II X4 553 AMD A8-3850 APU
Max TDPNA100W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.