AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs March 2019
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 3.8 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
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2654 vs 2165
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18217 vs 7006

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2654 vs 2165
PassMark - CPU mark	18217 vs 7006

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2165

2654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7006

18217

Name	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2165	2654
PassMark - CPU mark	7006	18217
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6918
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4734

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Zen 2
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	March 2019
OPN Tray	YD315BC6M4MFH
Place in performance rating	1048	1068
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR4- 2933	DDR4
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD GuardMI technology
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
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™)