AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G vs Intel Core i7-7700

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Intel Core i7-7700 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 i7-7700

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 3 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 i7-7700

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2454 vs 2223
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8648 vs 6944

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2454 vs 2223
PassMark - CPU mark	8648 vs 6944

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-7700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2223

2454

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6944

8648

Name	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G	Intel Core i7-7700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2223	2454
PassMark - CPU mark	6944	8648
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1059
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4044
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3043
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		93.066
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.743
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.004
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.298
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1967
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3914
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6644
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1967
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3914
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6644

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G	Intel Core i7-7700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Kaby Lake
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	3 January 2017
OPN Tray	YD315BC5M4MFH
Place in performance rating	1122	1126
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$303
Price now		$309.99
Processor Number		i7-7700
Series		7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		10.22
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3	Intel® HD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x5912
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 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)