AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later

Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs 30 Sep 2019

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
20 more threads: 24 vs 4
Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
16x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2692 vs 2265
4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31609 vs 7112

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2692 vs 2265
PassMark - CPU mark	31609 vs 7112

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2265

2692

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7112

31609

Name	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PassMark - Single thread mark	2265	2692
PassMark - CPU mark	7112	31609
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8013

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Zen 2
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	30 Sep 2019
OPN Tray	YD315BC5M4MFH	100-000000072
Place in performance rating	1001	678
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Ryzen 9
Processor Number		PRO 3900
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	24
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45-65 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCIe configurations		1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD GuardMI technology
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)