AMD FX-4150 vs Intel Pentium E5700

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4150 and Intel Pentium E5700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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.

AMD FX-4150

Intel Pentium E5700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4150

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 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
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1465 vs 1197
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3327 vs 1084

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs August 2010
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
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465 vs 1197
PassMark - CPU mark	3327 vs 1084

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5700

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4150
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1465

1197

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3327

1084

Name	AMD FX-4150	Intel Pentium E5700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465	1197
PassMark - CPU mark	3327	1084
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		343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		583

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4150	Intel Pentium E5700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	Wolfdale
Launch date	October 2012	August 2010
Place in performance rating	2495	2485
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$110
Price now		$14.99
Processor Number		E5700
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		34.17
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	315 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1200 million	228 million
Unlocked
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		74.1°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)