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).

 

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 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1636 vs 1407
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3591 vs 3132
  • 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 1636 vs 1407
PassMark - CPU mark 3591 vs 3132
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
1636
1407
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3591
3132
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 1636 1407
PassMark - CPU mark 3591 3132
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) 9.659
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.624
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 2089
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