AMD Athlon 5150 VS Intel Core i3-4160

Comparison of video cards AMD Athlon 5150 vs Intel Core i3-4160 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD Athlon 5150

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More number of cores

4 2

2 times more threads
Performance per watt

25 W 54 W

About 2.16 0.97 times less performance per watt

Top features of Intel Core i3-4160

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Higher clock speed

3.60 GHz 1.60 GHz

Around 56% better clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD Athlon 5150 Intel Core i3-4160

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Athlon 5150 and Intel Core i3-4160 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD Athlon 5150 Intel Core i3-4160
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	AMD Athlon Intel Core i3
Generation	3 4
CPU group	AMD Athlon 5000 Intel Core i 4000

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Athlon 5150 vs Intel Core i3-4160 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	1.60 GHz 3.60 GHz
CPU Cores	4 2
Turbo (1 Core)	No turbo No turbo
CPU Threads	4 4
Hyperthreading	No Yes
Overclocking	Yes No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Athlon 5150 and Intel Core i3-4160 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon HD 8400 Intel HD Graphics 4400
GPU frequency	0.60 GHz 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo 1.15 GHz
Execution units	2 20
Shader	128 160
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB 2 GB
Max. displays	2 3
Generation	5 7.5
DirectX Version	11.1 11.1
Technology	28 nm 22 nm
Release date	Q2/2013 Q2/2013

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Athlon 5150 and Intel Core i3-4160. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	Decode Decode / Encode
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode Decode / Encode
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Athlon 5150 and Intel Core i3-4160 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
ECC	No Yes
Memory channels	1 2
PCIe version	3.0
PCIe lanes	16

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Athlon 5150 and Intel Core i3-4160.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Athlon 5150 or Intel Core i3-4160? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	25 W 54 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Athlon 5150 and Intel Core i3-4160 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L3-Cache	2.00 MB 3.00 MB
Architecture	Kabini (Jaguar) Haswell S
Technology	28 nm 22 nm
Socket	AM1 LGA 1150
Release date	Q2/2014 Q3/2014