Phenom II X4 945 (95W) vs Athlon 5150

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 5150 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2564not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.29no data
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date9 April 2014 (10 years ago)22 July 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 5150 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) 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 speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache256 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm2258 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 5150 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) 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
SocketAM1AM3
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 5150 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 5150 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 5150 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R3 GraphicsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
จำนวนพาธไลน์128no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 5150 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 5150 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 5150 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W).

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes4no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 April 2014 22 July 2009
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 95 Watt

Athlon 5150 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 280% lower power consumption.

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