AMD FX-4150 vs AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4150 and AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4150

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • Around 58% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1465 vs 475
  • 7.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3327 vs 421
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2012 vs October 2007
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache 192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1465 vs 475
PassMark - CPU mark 3327 vs 421

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4150
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1465
475
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3327
421
Name AMD FX-4150 AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620
PassMark - Single thread mark 1465 475
PassMark - CPU mark 3327 421
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 10.315
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.221
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1101
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1074

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FX-4150 AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Essentials

Architecture codename Zambezi Windsor
Launch date October 2012 October 2007
Place in performance rating 2495 2488
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 315 mm 230 mm
L1 cache 192 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB 1024 KB
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Transistor count 1200 million 227 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3+ AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)