Conclusions
Before running our tests, we were believing the Athlon X4 845 should present lower performance than the FX-4300 and the A10-7870K, because of its lower clock and cache memory.
However, it seems like the new Excavator architecture, with the Carrizo cores, reached a good balance of performance and power, being actually faster than the FX-4300 and the A10-7870K in some tests, including games. Besides that, it uses less power, which is always welcome.
So, we concluded that the Athlon X4 845 is a CPU with excellent cost/benefit ratio, and even if it is not the right choice for a high performance computer, it is an excellent option for a budget PC for work and gaming.
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- Contents
- 1. Intro
- 2. The Reviewed CPUs
- 3. How We Tested
- 4. PCMark 8
- 5. 3DMark
- 6. Photoshop CC and Cinebench R15
- 7. Video encoding
- 8. Gaming Performance
- 9. Conclusions
