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.
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: 2389 vs 2165
- Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12883 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 | 2389 vs 2165 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 12883 vs 7006 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-7800X
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE | Intel Core i7-7800X |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2165 | 2389 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 7006 | 12883 |
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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen+ | Skylake |
Launch date | 21 Jul 2020 | June 2017 |
OPN Tray | YD315BC6M4MFH | |
Place in performance rating | 1139 | 1150 |
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 |
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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 |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
Supported memory types | DDR4- 2933 | DDR4-2400 |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | |
Graphics |
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Graphics base frequency | 1100 MHz | |
iGPU core count | 3 | |
Processor graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | |
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
Compatibility |
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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 |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 28 | |
Scalability | 1S Only | |
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) |