Athlon 5150 vs A6-7400K

Primary details

Comparing A6-7400K and Athlon 5150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2328	2431
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.05
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	31 July 2014 (9 years ago)	9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price	$61	$108

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A6-7400K 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	1.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	245 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	2,411 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on A6-7400K 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FM2+	AM1
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7400K and Athlon 5150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	FMA4
AVX	+	+
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	-	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	+
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	+
RAID	no data	-
HSA	1	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7400K and Athlon 5150 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7400K and Athlon 5150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3-1600
Max memory channels	2	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
iGPU core count	4	no data
Number of pipelines	256	128
Enduro	+	+
Switchable graphics	1	1
UVD	+	+
VCE	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-7400K and Athlon 5150 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7400K and Athlon 5150 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	1	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7400K and Athlon 5150.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	4

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

A6-7400K outperforms Athlon 5150 by 17% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.05	0.90
Recency	31 July 2014	9 April 2014
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt

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