Athlon 5150 vs Core i5

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5
2023
2.17
+141%

Core i5 outperforms Athlon 5150 by a whopping 141% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5 and Athlon 5150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking17722441
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.750.05
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataKabini (2013−2014)
Release date1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price$190 $108

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Core i5 has 13400% better value for money than Athlon 5150.

Detailed specifications

Core i5 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 coresno data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Boost clock speedno data1.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data2048 KB
Chip lithographyno data28 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
64 bit support-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM1
Power consumption (TDP)no data25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5 and Athlon 5150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data+
FMAno dataFMA4
AVXno data+
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data-
PowerNowno data+
PowerGatingno data+
Out-of-band client managementno data-
VirusProtectno data+
RAIDno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5 and Athlon 5150 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
IOMMU 2.0no data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5 and Athlon 5150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1600
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Number of pipelinesno data128
Endurono data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
UVDno data+
VCEno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5 and Athlon 5150 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5 and Athlon 5150 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkanno data1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5 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.

Core i5 2.17
+141%
Athlon 5150 0.90

Core i5 outperforms Athlon 5150 by 141% 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%

Core i5 2598
+87.2%
Athlon 5150 1388

Core i5 outperforms Athlon 5150 by 87% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.17 0.90
Recency 1 October 2023 9 April 2014

The Core i5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 5150 in performance tests.


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