AMD FX-4150 vs AMD Athlon II X3 460

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4150 and AMD Athlon II X3 460 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 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
  • Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1465 vs 1395
  • Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3327 vs 2008
  • 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.073 vs 1.511
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2012 vs May 2011
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 3
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 1.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1465 vs 1395
PassMark - CPU mark 3327 vs 2008
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.073 vs 1.511

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 460

  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
L1 cache 384 KB vs 192 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4150
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 460

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1465
1395
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3327
2008
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.073
1.511
Name AMD FX-4150 AMD Athlon II X3 460
PassMark - Single thread mark 1465 1395
PassMark - CPU mark 3327 2008
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.073 1.511
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 383
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1013

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FX-4150 AMD Athlon II X3 460

Essentials

Architecture codename Zambezi Rana
Launch date October 2012 May 2011
Place in performance rating 2580 2583
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD Athlon Processors
Launch price (MSRP) $50
OPN PIB ADX460WFGMBOX
OPN Tray ADX460WFK32GM
Price now $38.99
Series AMD Athlon II X3
Value for money (0-100) 21.59

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 315 mm 169 mm
L1 cache 192 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 4096 KB 1.5 MB
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 3
Transistor count 1200 million 300 million
Unlocked
Base frequency 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 75°C
Number of threads 3

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

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

Advanced Technologies

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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)