AMD Athlon Gold 3150C vs Intel Pentium G3450

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AMD Athlon Gold 3150C or AMD Athlon Gold 3150C – which processor offers superior performance? In this comparison, we examine disparities and assess which of these two CPUs outperforms the other. We delve into technical specifications and benchmark outcomes.
The AMD Athlon Gold 3150C features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q3/2020 and belongs to the 4 generation of the AMD Athlon series.
To use the AMD Athlon Gold 3150C, you'll need a motherboard with a FP5 socket.
The Intel Pentium G3450 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q2/2014 and belongs to the 5 generation of the Intel Pentium series.
To use the Intel Pentium G3450, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1150 socket.
AMD Athlon Gold 3000 Group Intel Pentium G3000
4 Generation 5
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C Name Intel Pentium G3450
AMD Athlon Family Intel Pentium
 
 

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon Gold 3150C has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Gold 3150C is 2.4 GHz
and turbo frequency for one core is 3.3 GHz.
The Intel Pentium G3450 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium G3450 is 3.4 GHz
4 Threads 2
2x Cores 2x
2 CPU Cores 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking No
3.3 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 core) None
2.4 GHz Frequency 3.4 GHz
2.4 GHz Turbo Frequency (all cores) None
 
 

Internal Graphics

The AMD Athlon Gold 3150C has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the AMD Athlon Gold 3150C uses the AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics, which has 192 texture shaders
and 3 execution units.
The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
The Intel Pentium G3450 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the Intel Pentium G3450 uses the Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1), which has 80 texture shaders
and 10 execution units.
192 Shaders 80
Q1/2018 Release date Q4/2012
14 nm Technology 22 nm
12 Direct X 11.1
2.0 GB Max. GPU Memory 2.0 GB
-- Max. displays --
3 Execution units 10
1.1 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
8 Generation 7.5
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.1 GHz
AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics GPU name Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
 
 

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

-- AI specifications --
-- AI hardware --
 
 

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Decode / Encode VP8 No
Decode VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode JPEG Decode
No AV1 No
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP9 No
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
 
 

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
pci PCIe pci
Yes AES-NI Yes
DDR4-2400 Memory type DDR3-1600
Yes ECC Yes
32.0 GB Max. Memory 32.0 GB
2 Memory channels 2
38.4 GB/s Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
 
 

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts.
TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 54 W watts.
12 W TDP down None
25 W TDP up None
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 54 W
95 °C Tjunction max --
 
 

Technical details

The AMD Athlon Gold 3150C is manufactured using a 14 nm process.
A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU.
In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache.
A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
The Intel Pentium G3450 is manufactured using a 14 nm process.
In total, this processor boasts a generous 3.0 MB cache.
Q3/2020 Release date Q2/2014
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
14 nm Technology 14 nm
-- Chip design Monolithic
-- Release price 82 $
Dali (Zen) Architecture Haswell S
4.0 MB L3-Cache 3.0 MB
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- Part Number --
FP5 Socket LGA 1150
1.0 MB L2-Cache 0 bytes
 
 

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