AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs Intel Core i7-7800X

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE and Intel Core i7-7800X 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 3150GE

Intel Core i7-7800X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 140 Watt

Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs June 2017
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-7800X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
2.1x 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: 2380 vs 2165
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12915 vs 7006

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L3 cache	8448 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2380 vs 2165
PassMark - CPU mark	12915 vs 7006

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-7800X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2165

2380

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7006

12915

Name	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	Intel Core i7-7800X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2165	2380
PassMark - CPU mark	7006	12915
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1109
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6640
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6534

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	Intel Core i7-7800X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Skylake
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	June 2017
OPN Tray	YD315BC6M4MFH
Place in performance rating	1156	1153
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$416
Price now		$378.99
Processor Number		i7-7800X
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		11.29
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	8448 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.00 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 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	DDR4-2400
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	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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		28
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)