AMD Athlon Gold 3150U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Athlon Gold 3150U features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2020 and belongs to the 4 generation of the AMD Athlon series. To use the AMD Athlon Gold 3150U, you'll need a motherboard with a FP5 socket.
Name: AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
Family: AMD Athlon
Group: AMD Athlon Gold 3000
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon Gold 3150U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is 2.4 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.3 GHz.
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD Athlon Gold 3150U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Athlon Gold 3150U 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.
GPU name: AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
GPU frequency: 1.0 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 3
Shaders: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 8
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q1/2018

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.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

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.
Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 38.4 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

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.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: 25 W
TDP down: 12 W
Tjunction max: 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon Gold 3150U 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.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: --
Socket: FP5
L2-Cache: 1.0 MB
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Dali (Zen)
Operating systems:
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q1/2020
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
4031
4031
Intel Core i3-6300T
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
4026
4026
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
4025
4025
AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
3997
3997
Intel Celeron G6900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
3990
3990

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-2720QM
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
2137
2137
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
2120
2120
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
2120
2120
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
2120
2120
Intel Celeron N5105
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
2097
2097

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon 300GE
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1972
1972
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1968
1968
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1968
1968
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1968
1968
Intel Core i7-4558U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
1967
1967

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1823
1823
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1822
1822
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1822
1822
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1822
1822
Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1821
1821

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
913
913
Intel Xeon D-1541
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
913
913
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
913
913
Intel Xeon D-1541
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
913
913
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
913
913

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
838
838
AMD FX-6200
6C 6T @ 3.8 GHz
836
836
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
827
827
Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
824
824
Intel Celeron N5105
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
820
820

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-4800MQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
789
789
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
779
779
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
779
779
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
779
779
Intel Core i5-6300U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
777
777

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
770
770
Intel Core i5-3470
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
770
770
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
770
770
Intel Core i5-4200M
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
770
770
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
770
770

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
360
360
Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
360
360
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
359
359
Intel Core i3-4150
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
357
357
Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
357
357

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.2 GHz
307
307
Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
306
306
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
306
306
Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
306
306
Intel Core i7-5600U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
305
305

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-4550U
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
123
123
Intel Celeron G3930T
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
123
123
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
123
123
Intel Celeron G3930
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
123
123
Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
123
123

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-8109U
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
4.1
4.1
AMD Athlon X4 845
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
4.0
4.0
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
4.0
4.0
Intel Core i3-4360
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
4.0
4.0
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
4.0
4.0

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
12C 24T @ 2.2 GHz
1.4
1.4
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Core M-5Y71
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10C 20T @ 3.0 GHz
1.4
1.4