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).

 

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 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3076 vs 2210
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22328 vs 6908
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 2210
PassMark - CPU mark 22328 vs 6908

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
2210
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22328
6908
Name Intel Core i9-10850K AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
PassMark - Single thread mark 3076 2210
PassMark - CPU mark 22328 6908
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 1114 1126
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)