Athlon II X2 280 vs Athlon 5150

Primary Details

Comparing Athlon 5150 and Athlon II X2 280 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2408	2421
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.05	4.52
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	9 April 2014 (10 years ago)	6 February 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$100
Current price	$108	$54 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 280 has 8940% better value for money than Athlon 5150.

Detailed Specifications

Athlon 5150 and Athlon II X2 280 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	no data	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Die size	107 mm2	117 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 5150 and Athlon II X2 280 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	AM1	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 5150 and Athlon II X2 280. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 5150 and Athlon II X2 280 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 5150 and Athlon II X2 280. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR2, DDR3
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics	no data
Number of pipelines	128	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 5150 and Athlon II X2 280 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 5150 and Athlon II X2 280 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 5150 and Athlon II X2 280.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	4	no data

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.

Athlon 5150 outperforms Athlon II X2 280 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	0.90	0.88
Recency	9 April 2014	6 February 2013
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt

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