AMD Athlon 5150 vs Intel Pentium E6700

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5150 and Intel Pentium E6700 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 E6700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5150

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 74.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1404 vs 1205
6.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.2 vs 0.355
Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.111 vs 0.079
12.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 7.461 vs 0.588

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 74.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1404 vs 1205
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.2 vs 0.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.111 vs 0.079
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.461 vs 0.588

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6700

2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1314 vs 545
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 407 vs 179
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 732 vs 573
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 14.118 vs 5.233
Around 92% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2.554 vs 1.328

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1314 vs 545
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	407 vs 179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	732 vs 573
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	14.118 vs 5.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.554 vs 1.328

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5150
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

545

1314

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1404

1205

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

179

407

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

573

732

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.2

0.355

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

5.233

14.118

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.111

0.079

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.461

0.588

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.328

2.554

Name	AMD Athlon 5150	Intel Pentium E6700
PassMark - Single thread mark	545	1314
PassMark - CPU mark	1404	1205
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	179	407
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	573	732
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.2	0.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5.233	14.118
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.111	0.079
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.461	0.588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.328	2.554
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 E6700
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD5150JAHMBOX
OPN Tray	AD5150JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2746	3057
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Wolfdale
Launch date		May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$16.99
Processor Number		E6700
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		33.71
Performance
Base frequency	1.6 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	74.1°C
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Die size		82 mm2
Maximum frequency		3.2 GHz
Transistor count		228 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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
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)