AMD Athlon 5150 vs AMD Phenom II X4 840T

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5150 and AMD Phenom II X4 840T 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 Phenom II X4 840T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5150

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
3.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 95 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 840T

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1272 vs 545
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2360 vs 1388
Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.606 vs 2.2
Around 81% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 9.486 vs 5.233
Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.186 vs 0.111

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1272 vs 545
PassMark - CPU mark	2360 vs 1388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.606 vs 2.2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	9.486 vs 5.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.186 vs 0.111

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5150
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 840T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

545

1272

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1388

2360

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.2

3.606

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5.233

9.486

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.111

0.186

Name	AMD Athlon 5150	AMD Phenom II X4 840T
PassMark - Single thread mark	545	1272
PassMark - CPU mark	1388	2360
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	573
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.2	3.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5.233	9.486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.111	0.186
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 Phenom II X4 840T
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD5150JAHMBOX
OPN Tray	AD5150JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2730	2712
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Zosma
Launch date		September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$69.99
Value for money (0-100)		15.15
Performance
Base frequency	1.6 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		346 mm
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.9 GHz
Transistor count		904 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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	95 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