AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE and AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 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 7 3800X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs 7 July 2019
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

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 18% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
Around 33% 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
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	32 MB vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

Name	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2165
PassMark - CPU mark	7006
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1283
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9002
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6196

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Zen 2
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	7 July 2019
OPN Tray	YD315BC6M4MFH	100-000000025
Place in performance rating	1141	1156
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Ryzen 7
Launch price (MSRP)		$399
OPN PIB		100-100000025BOX
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4- 2933	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
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	105 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCIe configurations		x16
Advanced Technologies
AMD GuardMI technology
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™)