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
CPU 1
CPU 2
2165
2389
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7006
12883
Name AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE Intel Core i7-7800X
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

Essentials

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

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)