AMD Athlon 5150 vs AMD Sempron 140

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5150 and AMD Sempron 140 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 Sempron 140

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5150

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
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 80% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 45 Watt
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1388 vs 486
Around 75% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 573 vs 328

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1388 vs 486
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	573 vs 328

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 140

Around 90% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1037 vs 545
Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 324 vs 179

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037 vs 545
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	324 vs 179

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5150
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

545

1037

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1388

486

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

179

324

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

573

328

Name	AMD Athlon 5150	AMD Sempron 140
PassMark - Single thread mark	545	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	1388	486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	179	324
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	573	328
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 Sempron 140
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD5150JAHMBOX
OPN Tray	AD5150JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2730	2738
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sargas
Launch date		July 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$40
Price now		$39.59
Value for money (0-100)		5.46
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	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		117 mm
Maximum frequency		2.7 GHz
Transistor count		234 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	45 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