AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs AMD Athlon 5150

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD Athlon 5150 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 7.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1283 vs 179
  • 15.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9002 vs 573
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 512 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1283 vs 179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9002 vs 573

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5150

  • 4.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 105 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 5150

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1283
179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
9002
573
Name AMD Ryzen 7 3800X AMD Athlon 5150
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1283 179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9002 573
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6196
PassMark - Single thread mark 545
PassMark - CPU mark 1404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.328
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 549
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 763
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2271
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 549
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 763
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2271

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X AMD Athlon 5150

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2
Family Ryzen 7 AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date 7 July 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $399
OPN PIB 100-100000025BOX AD5150JAHMBOX
OPN Tray 100-000000025 AD5150JAH44HM
Place in performance rating 1140 2746
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Series AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.9 GHz 1.6 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 32 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 28 nm
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 4
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 76°C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 1
Supported memory frequency 3200 MHz 1600 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-3200

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 AM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 25 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 24
PCI Express revision 4.0
PCIe configurations x16

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
PowerGating
PowerNow

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 600 MHz
iGPU core count 128
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan