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.

AMD Athlon 5150

Intel Core i7-860

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: 1329 vs 545
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2997 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	1329 vs 545
PassMark - CPU mark	2997 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

1329

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1388

2997

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	1329
PassMark - CPU mark	1388	2997
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)