AMD FX-4150 vs AMD Phenom II X2 545

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4150 and AMD Phenom II X2 545 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 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1465 vs 1183
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3327 vs 1222
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2012 vs June 2009
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1465 vs 1183
PassMark - CPU mark 3327 vs 1222

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 545

  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB (per core) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4150
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 545

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1465
1183
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3327
1222
Name AMD FX-4150 AMD Phenom II X2 545
PassMark - Single thread mark 1465 1183
PassMark - CPU mark 3327 1222
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 395
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 703

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FX-4150 AMD Phenom II X2 545

Essentials

Architecture codename Zambezi Callisto
Launch date October 2012 June 2009
Place in performance rating 2580 2557
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $50
Price now $43.98
Value for money (0-100) 12.80

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 315 mm 258 mm
L1 cache 192 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4096 KB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared) 6144 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Transistor count 1200 million 758 million
Unlocked

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 80 Watt

Advanced Technologies

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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)