AMD Athlon 5150 vs Intel Core i7-860

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5150 and Intel Core i7-860 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5150

  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 72.7°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.2 vs 0.949
  • 5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 7.461 vs 1.485
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 72.7°C
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.2 vs 0.949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.461 vs 1.485

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-860

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1330 vs 545
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2999 vs 1388
  • 2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 507 vs 179
  • 3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1890 vs 573
  • 9.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 49.877 vs 5.233
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.312 vs 0.111
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.161 vs 1.328
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1330 vs 545
PassMark - CPU mark 2999 vs 1388
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 507 vs 179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1890 vs 573
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 49.877 vs 5.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.312 vs 0.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.161 vs 1.328

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5150
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-860

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
545
1330
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1388
2999
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
179
507
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
573
1890
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.2
0.949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
5.233
49.877
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.111
0.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
7.461
1.485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.328
4.161
Name AMD Athlon 5150 Intel Core i7-860
PassMark - Single thread mark 545 1330
PassMark - CPU mark 1388 2999
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 179 507
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 573 1890
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.2 0.949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5.233 49.877
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.111 0.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.461 1.485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.328 4.161
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
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2296

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 5150 Intel Core i7-860

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB AD5150JAHMBOX
OPN Tray AD5150JAH44HM
Place in performance rating 2730 2726
Series AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Lynnfield
Launch date September 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Price now $289.95
Processor Number i7-860
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 5.09

Performance

Base frequency 1.6 GHz 2.80 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C 72.7°C
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 296 mm2
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz
Transistor count 774 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 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333

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 LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 95 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
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® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
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)