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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4150T

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 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 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1595 vs 934
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2872 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 1595 vs 934
PassMark - CPU mark 2872 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
1595
934
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2872
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 1595 934
PassMark - CPU mark 2872 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 1980 1997
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™)