AMD Athlon X4 950 vs AMD A8-7650K

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 950 and AMD A8-7650K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. 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 X4 950

AMD A8-7650K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 950

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1638 vs 1404
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3596 vs 3123
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 514 vs 481
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1557 vs 1379

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 July 2017 vs 14 January 2014
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1638 vs 1404
PassMark - CPU mark	3596 vs 3123
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	514 vs 481
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1557 vs 1379

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7650K

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 950
CPU 2: AMD A8-7650K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1638

1404

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3596

3123

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

514

481

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1557

1379

Name	AMD Athlon X4 950	AMD A8-7650K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1638	1404
PassMark - CPU mark	3596	3123
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	514	481
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1557	1379
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.272
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.468
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.189
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.592
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.107
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1528
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1178
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4077
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1528
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1178
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4077

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 950	AMD A8-7650K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Kaveri
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	14 January 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$152
OPN PIB	AD950XAGABBOX	AD765KXBJABOX
OPN Tray	AD950XAGM44AB	AD765KXBI44JA
Place in performance rating	2088	2094
Price now	$59.99	$73.99
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100)	26.05	19.63
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.3 GHz
Die size	246 mm	245 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1178 million	2410 Million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		10
Maximum core temperature		72.40°C
Number of GPU cores		6
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Max memory channels		2
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45/65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		720 MHz
iGPU core count		384
Number of pipelines		384
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan