AMD Athlon 5150 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5150 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5150

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 90 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 89 Watt
  • Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1388 vs 911
  • Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 573 vs 497
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1388 vs 911
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 573 vs 497

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

  • Around 88% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1025 vs 545
  • Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 279 vs 179
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1025 vs 545
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 279 vs 179

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5150
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
545
1025
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1388
911
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
179
279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
573
497
Name AMD Athlon 5150 AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
PassMark - Single thread mark 545 1025
PassMark - CPU mark 1388 911
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 179 279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 573 497
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
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 Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB AD5150JAHMBOX
OPN Tray AD5150JAH44HM
Place in performance rating 2730 2741
Series AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Windsor
Launch date December 2006
Price now $149.95
Value for money (0-100) 2.91

Performance

Base frequency 1.6 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 90 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 220 mm
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz
Transistor count 227 million

Memory

Max memory channels 1
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz

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 AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 89 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