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.

 

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 2887 2884
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™)