AMD A8-5600K vs AMD FX-4150

Let's find out which one of AMD FX-4150 and AMD A8-5600K is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD FX-4150 AMD A8-5600K
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD FX AMD A
• Generation
  1 2
• CPU group
  AMD FX-4100/4200 AMD A8-5000

In this block we are going to compare AMD FX-4150 vs AMD A8-5600K 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.

• Frequency
  3.90 GHz 3.60 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.10 GHz 3.90 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Turbo (4 Cores)
  4.10 GHz 3.90 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD FX-4150 and AMD A8-5600K along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU AMD Radeon HD 7560D
• GPU frequency
  0.76 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  4
• Shader
  256
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 2 GB
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  4
• DirectX Version
  11
• Technology
  32 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2012

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD FX-4150 and AMD A8-5600K. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between AMD FX-4150 and AMD A8-5600K 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.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1866 DDR3-1866
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD FX-4150 and AMD A8-5600K.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD FX-4150 or AMD A8-5600K? 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.

• TDP (PL1)
  95 W 100 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD FX-4150 and AMD A8-5600K CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V AMD-V
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Zambezi (Bulldozer) Trinity (Piledriver)
• Technology
  32 nm 32 nm
• Socket
  AM3+ FM2
• Release date
  Q2/2012 Q3/2012

List of devices based on AMD FX-4150 and AMD A8-5600K.

• Used in
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