Intel Pentium G4500 vs AMD Sempron 150

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G4500 and AMD Sempron 150 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium G4500

AMD Sempron 150

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4500

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2158 vs 1117
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2797 vs 597

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2015 vs December 2010
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2158 vs 1117
PassMark - CPU mark	2797 vs 597
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1582 vs 1576

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 150

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 51 Watt
Around 97% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1683 vs 854

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 51 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1683 vs 854

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G4500
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 150

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2158

1117

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2797

597

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

854

1683

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1582

1576

Name	Intel Pentium G4500	AMD Sempron 150
PassMark - Single thread mark	2158	1117
PassMark - CPU mark	2797	597
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	854	1683
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1582	1576
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	50.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	8.871
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1219
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2030
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2908
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1219
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2030
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2908

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G4500	AMD Sempron 150
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sargas
Launch date	September 2015	December 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$73	$73
Place in performance rating	1856	1852
Price now	$96.86	$44.95
Processor Number	G4500
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	11.54	4.62
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Die size	150 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	234 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x1912
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N / A
Max resolution over WiDi	1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt	45 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)