Intel Core i3-4150T vs AMD Athlon X2 7550

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4150T and AMD Athlon X2 7550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

Intel Core i3-4150T

AMD Athlon X2 7550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4150T

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 20% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1579 vs 934
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2889 vs 900

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2014 vs December 2008
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1579 vs 934
PassMark - CPU mark	2889 vs 900

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7550

2x 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
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1446 vs 648
Around 76% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2427 vs 1380

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1446 vs 648
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2427 vs 1380

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4150T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 7550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1579

934

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2889

900

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

648

1446

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1380

2427

Name	Intel Core i3-4150T	AMD Athlon X2 7550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1579	934
PassMark - CPU mark	2889	900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	648	1446
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1380	2427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.917
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	154.503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.883
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.932

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-4150T	AMD Athlon X2 7550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Kuma
Launch date	May 2014	December 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$230
Place in performance rating	1976	1996
Price now	$229.95
Processor Number	i3-4150T
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.47
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1400 million	450 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Device ID	0x41E
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)