AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G vs Intel Core i5-8400

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Intel Core i5-8400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

Intel Core i5-8400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs 5 January 2017
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8400

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2381 vs 2223
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9237 vs 6944

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L3 cache	9 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2381 vs 2223
PassMark - CPU mark	9237 vs 6944

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2223

2381

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6944

9237

Name	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G	Intel Core i5-8400
PassMark - Single thread mark	2223	2381
PassMark - CPU mark	6944	9237
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4580
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		73.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.767
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		10.333
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1826
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3900
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6201
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1826
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3900
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6201

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G	Intel Core i5-8400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Coffee Lake
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	5 January 2017
OPN Tray	YD315BC5M4MFH
Place in performance rating	1121	1144
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$190
Price now		$259
Processor Number		i5-8400
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		13.28
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	9 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x3E92
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45-65 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD GuardMI technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)