Athlon 5150 vs Athlon II X4 640

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 640
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.47
+61.5%

Athlon II X4 640 outperforms Athlon 5150 by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 640 and Athlon 5150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21922541
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.92no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.413.32
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 640 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size169 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 640 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 configuration11
SocketAM3AM1
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Athlon 5150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Athlon 5150 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Athlon 5150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1600
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Number of pipelinesno data128
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X4 640 and Athlon 5150 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Athlon 5150 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Athlon 5150.

PCIe version2.02.0
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.

Athlon II X4 640 1.47
+61.5%
Athlon 5150 0.91

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.

Athlon II X4 640 2245
+61.7%
Athlon 5150 1388

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X4 640 313
+80.9%
Athlon 5150 173

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X4 640 951
+99.8%
Athlon 5150 476

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.47 0.91
Recency 11 May 2010 9 April 2014
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 25 Watt

Athlon II X4 640 has a 61.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Athlon 5150, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 280% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X4 640 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 5150 in performance tests.


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