Athlon 5150 vs A8-5600K

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5600K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.85
+106%

A8-5600K outperforms Athlon 5150 by a whopping 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5600K and Athlon 5150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19692506
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date26 September 2012 (11 years ago)9 April 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5600K 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 speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz1.6 GHz
L1 cache192 KB256 KB
L2 cache4 MB2048 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1303 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-5600K 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
SocketFM2AM1
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5600K and Athlon 5150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5600K and Athlon 5150 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5600K and Athlon 5150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1600
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7560DAMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Number of pipelinesno data128
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-5600K and Athlon 5150 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-5600K and Athlon 5150 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5600K and Athlon 5150.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

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.

A8-5600K 1.85
+106%
Athlon 5150 0.90

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.

A8-5600K 2854
+106%
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.

A8-5600K 435
+151%
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.

A8-5600K 1055
+122%
Athlon 5150 476

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.85 0.90
Recency 26 September 2012 9 April 2014
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 25 Watt

A8-5600K has a 105.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Athlon 5150, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.

The A8-5600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 5150 in performance tests.


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