AMD A4-5050 vs AMD Athlon II P360

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-5050 and AMD Athlon II P360 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 II P360

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-5050

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
2x 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 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1328 vs 730

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 February 2014 vs 16 December 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13.5 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1328 vs 730

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II P360

Around 48% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.55 GHz
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 861 vs 538

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.55 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	861 vs 538

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-5050
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II P360

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

538

861

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1328

730

Name	AMD A4-5050	AMD Athlon II P360
PassMark - Single thread mark	538	861
PassMark - CPU mark	1328	730
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		255
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		504

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-5050	AMD Athlon II P360
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kabini	Champlain
Launch date	1 February 2014	16 December 2010
Place in performance rating	2873	2863
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD Athlon II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Price now		$24
Value for money (0-100)		16.23
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C
Maximum frequency	1.55 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		3200 MHz
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FT3	S1g4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13.5 Watt	25 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)