AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs Intel Core i5-10400F

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE and Intel Core i5-10400F 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE

Intel Core i5-10400F

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10400F

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2548 vs 2165
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12205 vs 7006

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L3 cache	12 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2548 vs 2165
PassMark - CPU mark	12205 vs 7006

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-10400F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2165

2548

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7006

12205

Name	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	Intel Core i5-10400F
PassMark - Single thread mark	2165	2548
PassMark - CPU mark	7006	12205
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4768

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	Intel Core i5-10400F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Comet Lake
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	Q2'20
OPN Tray	YD315BC6M4MFH
Place in performance rating	1048	1054
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$155 - $157
Processor Number		i5-10400F
Series		10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
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
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C
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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)