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).

 

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 2714
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)