AMD A4-5050 vs AMD Athlon 64 TF-20

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-5050 and AMD Athlon 64 TF-20 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A4-5050

AMD Athlon 64 TF-20

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-5050

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
3 more threads: 4 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
4096x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 13.5 Watt vs 25 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 538 vs 454
5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1328 vs 265

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 February 2014 vs 1 May 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Number of threads	4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64+64 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13.5 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	538 vs 454
PassMark - CPU mark	1328 vs 265

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 TF-20

Around 3% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.55 GHz

Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz vs 1.55 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-5050
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 TF-20

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

538

454

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1328

265

Name	AMD A4-5050	AMD Athlon 64 TF-20
PassMark - Single thread mark	538	454
PassMark - CPU mark	1328	265
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		687
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		660

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-5050	AMD Athlon 64 TF-20
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kabini	Sherman
Launch date	1 February 2014	1 May 2009
Place in performance rating	2888	2865
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD Athlon 64
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	64+64 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C
Maximum frequency	1.55 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4	1
Transistor count	1178 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		667 MHz
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FT3	S1g1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13.5 Watt	25 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)