AMD Athlon 5150 vs AMD A8-3800

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5150 and AMD A8-3800 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, 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).

AMD Athlon 5150

AMD A8-3800

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5150

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3800

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1066 vs 545
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2049 vs 1388
Around 89% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 338 vs 179
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1184 vs 573
3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.305 vs 1.328

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1066 vs 545
PassMark - CPU mark	2049 vs 1388
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338 vs 179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1184 vs 573
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.305 vs 1.328

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5150
CPU 2: AMD A8-3800

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

545

1066

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1388

2049

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

179

338

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

573

1184

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.328

4.305

Name	AMD Athlon 5150	AMD A8-3800
PassMark - Single thread mark	545	1066
PassMark - CPU mark	1388	2049
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	179	338
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	573	1184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.328	4.305
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	549
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	763
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2271
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	549
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	763
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2271

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 5150	AMD A8-3800
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD5150JAHMBOX
OPN Tray	AD5150JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2732	2750
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Llano
Launch date		June 2011
Performance
Base frequency	1.6 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		228 mm
Maximum frequency		2.4 GHz
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz
iGPU core count	128
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM1	FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0