Athlon 5150 vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5950X and Athlon 5150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	137	2441
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	76.84	0.05
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	no data
Architecture codename	Vermeer (Zen 3)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	5 November 2020 (3 years ago)	9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	no data
Current price	$349 (0.4x MSRP)	$108

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 5950X has 153580% better value for money than Athlon 5150.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5950X 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	32	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	1.6 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	64 MB	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Die size	CPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5950X 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	AM4	AM1
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Athlon 5150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	FMA4
AVX	+	+
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 Ryzen 9 5950X and Athlon 5150 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Athlon 5150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Number of pipelines	-	128
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	1
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 5950X and Athlon 5150 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Athlon 5150 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Athlon 5150.

PCIe version	4.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Athlon 5150 by 3179% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	29.51	0.90
Recency	5 November 2020	9 April 2014
Physical cores	16	4
Threads	32	4
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	25 Watt

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