AMD Athlon 5150 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5150 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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 Pentium Dual-Core E2140

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5150

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 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
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1404 vs 538
Around 79% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 573 vs 321

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1404 vs 538
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	573 vs 321

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140

Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 587 vs 545
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 190 vs 179

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	587 vs 545
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	190 vs 179

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5150
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

545

587

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1404

538

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

179

190

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

573

321

Name	AMD Athlon 5150	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140
PassMark - Single thread mark	545	587
PassMark - CPU mark	1404	538
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	179	190
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	573	321
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	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD5150JAHMBOX
OPN Tray	AD5150JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2746	3156
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Conroe
Launch date		June 2007
Processor Number		E2140
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	1.6 GHz	1.60 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	L2=61.4°C; G0+M0=73.3°C
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		77 mm2
Maximum frequency		1.6 GHz
Transistor count		105 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, 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	LGA775, PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	65 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
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)