AMD A8-7650K vs AMD Athlon X2 5050e

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7650K and AMD Athlon X2 5050e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7650K

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1407 vs 917
  • 3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3132 vs 846
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 January 2014 vs October 2008
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1407 vs 917
PassMark - CPU mark 3132 vs 846

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 5050e

  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1252 vs 481
  • Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2164 vs 1379
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1252 vs 481
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2164 vs 1379

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7650K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 5050e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1407
917
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3132
846
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
481
1252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1379
2164
Name AMD A8-7650K AMD Athlon X2 5050e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1407 917
PassMark - CPU mark 3132 846
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 481 1252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1379 2164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.272
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 9.659
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.624
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.107
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1528
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1178
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4077
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1528
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1178
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4077

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8-7650K AMD Athlon X2 5050e

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaveri Brisbane
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 14 January 2014 October 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $152
OPN PIB AD765KXBJABOX
OPN Tray AD765KXBI44JA
Place in performance rating 2089 2125
Price now $73.99
Series AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100) 19.63
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.3 GHz
Compute Cores 10
Die size 245 mm 126 mm
L1 cache 256 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.40°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 2410 Million 154 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 720 MHz
iGPU core count 384
Number of pipelines 384
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2+ AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0