Intel Core i9-10850K vs AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-10850K and AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i9-10850K

AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10850K

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
Around 33% higher clock speed: 5.20 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3076 vs 2223
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22372 vs 6944

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum frequency	5.20 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L3 cache	20 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3076 vs 2223
PassMark - CPU mark	22372 vs 6944

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-10850K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3076

2223

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22372

6944

Name	Intel Core i9-10850K	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
PassMark - Single thread mark	3076	2223
PassMark - CPU mark	22372	6944
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8789
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2107
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2107
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1228
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1228
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2139
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2139

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-10850K	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Zen+
Launch date	18 Aug 2020	21 Jul 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$453 - $464
Place in performance rating	1116	1122
Processor Number	i9-10850K
Series	10th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		YD315BC5M4MFH
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L3 cache	20 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	5.20 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	4
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
Number of GPU cores		3
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BC5
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	1100 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Radeon Vega 3
iGPU core count		3
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	3.30 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015D
Configurable TDP		45-65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD GuardMI technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)