Athlon 5150 vs A12-9800

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Aggregate performance score

A12-9800
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.27
+161%
Athlon 5150
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
0.87

A12-9800 outperforms Athlon 5150 by a whopping 161% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A12-9800 and Athlon 5150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18232564
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.46no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.313.29
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A12-9800 and Athlon 5150 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz1.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache2048 KB2048 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A12-9800 and Athlon 5150 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM4AM1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9800 and Athlon 5150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+FMA4
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
VirusProtect++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9800 and Athlon 5150 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9800 and Athlon 5150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3-1600
Max memory channels21

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon R3 Graphics
iGPU core count8no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data128
Enduro++
Switchable graphics-+
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9800 and Athlon 5150 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9800 and Athlon 5150 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Vulkan++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9800 and Athlon 5150.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes84

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A12-9800 2.27
+161%
Athlon 5150 0.87

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A12-9800 3611
+160%
Athlon 5150 1388

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A12-9800 693
+301%
Athlon 5150 173

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A12-9800 1673
+251%
Athlon 5150 476

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.27 0.87
Recency 27 July 2017 9 April 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

A12-9800 has a 160.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.

Athlon 5150, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.

The A12-9800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 5150 in performance tests.


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