AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G vs Intel Core i9-9920X

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Intel Core i9-9920X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, 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.

AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

Intel Core i9-9920X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 92°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt

Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs October 2018
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 92°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9920X

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 13% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2639 vs 2265
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25163 vs 7112

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2639 vs 2265
PassMark - CPU mark	25163 vs 7112

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9920X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2265

2639

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7112

25163

Name	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G	Intel Core i9-9920X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2265	2639
PassMark - CPU mark	7112	25163
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12860
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G	Intel Core i9-9920X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Skylake
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	October 2018
OPN Tray	YD315BC5M4MFH
Place in performance rating	1087	1094
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i9-9920X
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	19.25 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	92°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	24
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	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
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	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		44
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD GuardMI technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)