AMD A4-5050 vs AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-5050 and AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+ 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.

AMD A4-5050

AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-5050

CPU is newer: launch date 13 year(s) 0 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 130 nm
2x 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
3.2x lower typical power consumption: 13.5 Watt vs 45 Watt
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1328 vs 370

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 February 2014 vs January 2001
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13.5 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1328 vs 370

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

Around 29% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.55 GHz
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 577 vs 538

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.55 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	577 vs 538

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-5050
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

538

577

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1328

370

Name	AMD A4-5050	AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	538	577
PassMark - CPU mark	1328	370

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-5050	AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kabini	Barton
Launch date	1 February 2014	January 2001
Place in performance rating	2888	2885
Series	AMD A-Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	101 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	130 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C
Maximum frequency	1.55 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1178 million	63 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FT3	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13.5 Watt	45 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)