AMD Athlon 5150 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245

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AMD Athlon 5150 or AMD Athlon 5150 – which processor offers superior performance? In this comparison, we examine disparities and assess which of these two CPUs outperforms the other. We delve into technical specifications and benchmark outcomes.
The AMD Athlon 5150 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q2/2014 and belongs to the 3 generation of the AMD Athlon series.
To use the AMD Athlon 5150, you'll need a motherboard with a AM1 socket.
The AMD Athlon II X2 245 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q3/2009 and belongs to the 1 generation of the AMD Athlon II series.
To use the AMD Athlon II X2 245, you'll need a motherboard with a AM3 socket.
AMD Athlon 5150 Name AMD Athlon II X2 245
AMD Athlon Family AMD Athlon II
AMD Athlon 5000 Group AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus)
3 Generation 1
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
 
 

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon 5150 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon 5150 is 1.6 GHz
The AMD Athlon II X2 245 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 245 is 2.9 GHz
4x Cores 2x
Yes Overclocking No
normal Core architecture normal
4 Threads 2
No Hyperthreading No
4 CPU Cores 2
1.6 GHz Frequency 2.9 GHz
 
 

Internal Graphics

The AMD Athlon 5150 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the AMD Athlon 5150 uses the AMD Radeon HD 8400, which has 128 texture shaders
and 2 execution units.
The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
The AMD Athlon II X2 245 does not have integrated graphics.
2 Execution units --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- Max. displays --
5 Generation --
11.1 Direct X --
Q2/2013 Release date --
28 nm Technology --
128 Shaders --
AMD Radeon HD 8400 GPU name
2.0 GB Max. GPU Memory 0 bytes
0.6 GHz GPU frequency --
 
 

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
 
 

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Decode / Encode JPEG --
Decode VC-1 --
Decode AVC --
No VP8 --
No VP9 --
Decode h264 --
No AV1 --
No h265 / HEVC (10 bit) --
No h265 / HEVC (8 bit) --
 
 

Memory & PCIe

12.8 GB/s Bandwidth --
DDR3L-1600 Memory type DDR3-1333
0 bytes Max. Memory 16.0 GB
No ECC No
1 Memory channels 2
pci PCIe pci
Yes AES-NI No
 
 

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 25 W watts.
TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts.
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- Tjunction max --
 
 

Technical details

The AMD Athlon 5150 is manufactured using a 28 nm process.
A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU.
In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache.
A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
The AMD Athlon II X2 245 is manufactured using a 45 nm process.
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
AM1 Socket AM3
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V
Q2/2014 Release date Q3/2009
-- Part Number --
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
28 nm Technology 45 nm
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
47 $ Release price --
-- Chip design --
2.0 MB L3-Cache 0 bytes
0 bytes L2-Cache 2.0 MB
Kabini (Jaguar) Architecture Propus
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a, MMX, 3DNow!