AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs Intel Core i9-7920X
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE and Intel Core i9-7920X 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
- 4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 140 Watt
| Launch date | 21 Jul 2020 vs September 2017 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm vs 14 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt vs 140 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7920X
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
- 20 more threads: 24 vs 4
- Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 3.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2496 vs 2165
- 3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23558 vs 7006
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
| Number of cores | 12 vs 4 |
| Number of threads | 24 vs 4 |
| Maximum frequency | 4.30 GHz vs 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) vs 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 14336 KB (shared) vs 4 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2496 vs 2165 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 23558 vs 7006 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7920X
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| Name | AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE | Intel Core i9-7920X |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2165 | 2496 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 7006 | 23558 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1115 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 11596 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 10240 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 16.372 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 69.055 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.234 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 8.881 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 22.723 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE | Intel Core i9-7920X | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Zen+ | Skylake |
| Launch date | 21 Jul 2020 | September 2017 |
| OPN Tray | YD315BC6M4MFH | |
| Place in performance rating | 1156 | 1170 |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,200 | |
| Price now | $1,019.99 | |
| Processor Number | i9-7920X | |
| Series | Intel® Core™ X-series Processors | |
| Status | Launched | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 6.71 | |
Performance |
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| Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 2.90 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 14336 KB (shared) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 95°C |
| Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz | 4.30 GHz |
| Number of cores | 4 | 12 |
| Number of GPU cores | 3 | |
| Number of threads | 4 | 24 |
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| 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 | DDR4-2666 |
| 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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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 | 44 | |
| 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) | ||