AMD Athlon Gold 3150C vs AMD Athlon Gold 3150U

Processor comparisons 12-01-2022

   For example you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Athlon Gold 3150C vs AMD Athlon Gold 3150U and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like PCMark 10, 7zip, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, Furmark, PassMark, SuperPi, Blender, Blender, RealBench, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Grand Theft Auto V
Cyberpunk 2077
DOOM: Eternal
Watch Dogs Legion
Fallout 76
Valheim
Borderlands 3
Red Dead Redemption 2
Fortnite
Halo Infinite
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Death Stranding
Valorant
Rainbow Six Siege
Last Man Standing
Overwatch

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Gold 3150U or AMD Athlon Gold 3150C.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Athlon Gold 3150C

51%

Athlon Gold 3150U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Gold 3150C

51%

Athlon Gold 3150U

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	90.0
Valorant	102.1	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.3
Apex Legends	95.9	96.1
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.7
Overwatch	82.7	82.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	70.6
DOOM Eternal	51.0	51.1
Warzone	79.6	79.8
Assassin's Creed	85.7	85.9
Valheim	84.7	84.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Athlon Gold 3150C

177%

Athlon Gold 3150U

181%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Athlon Gold 3150U is more energy efficient than the Athlon Gold 3150C since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	140	127
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	350	310
Cinbench 20 Single-core	208	185
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	761	529
Cinbench 23 Single-core	431	503
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2071	2419

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
Single-Core	1974	1929
Multi-Core	3650	4263

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
Single-Core	798	816
Multi-Core	1788	1945

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
Announcement date	September 22, 2020	January 06, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FP5
Core name	Dali	Raven Ridge
Architecture	Zen	Picasso
Generation	1	2
Turbo Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.3 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	2200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2400	2400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	192KB	192KB
L2 cache	1MB	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM315CC4T2OFG	YM3150C4T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Gold 3150C is better: 6
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is better: 18
However, it should be understood that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Athlon Gold 3150C and AMD Athlon Gold 3150U before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Athlon Gold 3150C - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Athlon Gold 3150C specs and review.

AMD Athlon Gold 3150U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Athlon Gold 3150U specs and review.