AMD Athlon 5150 vs AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5150 and AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE 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 970 BE

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
5x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.2 vs 1.62

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.2 vs 1.62

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1417 vs 545
Around 97% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2739 vs 1388
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 437 vs 179
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1485 vs 573
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 12.098 vs 5.233
Around 84% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.204 vs 0.111

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1417 vs 545
PassMark - CPU mark	2739 vs 1388
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	437 vs 179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1485 vs 573
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.098 vs 5.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.204 vs 0.111

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5150
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

545

1417

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1388

2739

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

179

437

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

573

1485

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.2

1.62

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

5.233

12.098

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.111

0.204

Name	AMD Athlon 5150	AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	545	1417
PassMark - CPU mark	1388	2739
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	179	437
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	573	1485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.2	1.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5.233	12.098
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.111	0.204
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 970 BE
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD5150JAHMBOX
OPN Tray	AD5150JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2730	2713
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Deneb
Launch date		September 2010
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		258 mm
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.5 GHz
Transistor count		758 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	125 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