Core i5 vs Athlon X4 950

Place in performance ranking	1718	1772
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.66	6.75
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	no data
Release date	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	no data
Current price	$43 (0.7x MSRP)	$190

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Core i5 has 84% better value for money than Athlon X4 950.

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 950 and Core i5 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)	no data
Threads	4	no data
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	28 nm	no data
Die size	246 mm²	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 950 and Core i5 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	no data
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Core i5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 950 and Core i5 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Core i5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4 Dual-channel

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.

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 X4 950 2.32
+6.9%

Core i5 2.17

Athlon X4 950 outperforms Core i5 by 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon X4 950 3591
+38.2%

Core i5 2598

Athlon X4 950 outperforms Core i5 by 38% in Passmark.