AMD Athlon 5150 vs Intel Core i3-560

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5150 and Intel Core i3-560 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. 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

Intel Core i3-560

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5150

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 72.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 73 Watt
3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.2 vs 0.611

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.2 vs 0.611

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-560

2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1359 vs 545
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1662 vs 1388
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 542 vs 179
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1200 vs 573
6.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 32.532 vs 5.233
Around 57% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.174 vs 0.111

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1359 vs 545
PassMark - CPU mark	1662 vs 1388
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	542 vs 179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1200 vs 573
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	32.532 vs 5.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.174 vs 0.111

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5150
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-560

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

545

1359

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1388

1662

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

179

542

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

573

1200

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.2

0.611

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

5.233

32.532

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.111

0.174

Name	AMD Athlon 5150	Intel Core i3-560
PassMark - Single thread mark	545	1359
PassMark - CPU mark	1388	1662
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	179	542
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	573	1200
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.2	0.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5.233	32.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.111	0.174
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	Intel Core i3-560
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD5150JAHMBOX
OPN Tray	AD5150JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2730	2716
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Clarkdale
Launch date		August 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$190
Price now		$29.98
Processor Number		i3-560
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		28.90
Performance
Base frequency	1.6 GHz	3.33 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	72.6°C
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.33 GHz
Transistor count		382 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16.38 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz
iGPU core count	128
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency		733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM1	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	73 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)