AMD Athlon Gold 3150C vs Intel Core i5-3470

Processor comparisons 12-01-2022

   If you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Athlon Gold 3150C vs Intel Core i5-3470 and see which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, programming, video editing, rendering, streaming. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as AIDA64, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, PCMark 10, SuperPi, Furmark, 7zip, Handbrake, 3DMark, Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, PassMark, WPrime.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-3470 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%

Core i5-3470

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Gold 3150C

51%

Core i5-3470

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	90.8
Valorant	102.1	103.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.8
Apex Legends	95.9	97.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	77.4
Overwatch	82.7	83.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	71.2
DOOM Eternal	51.0	51.6
Warzone	79.6	80.5
Assassin's Creed	85.7	86.7
Valheim	84.7	85.7

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. 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%

Core i5-3470

32%

To make a finishing decision 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 3150C is more energy efficient than the Core i5-3470 since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 77W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program 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 benefit 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	Intel Core i5-3470
Cinbench 15 Single-core	140	127
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	350	460
Cinbench 20 Single-core	208	313
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	761	1010
Cinbench 23 Single-core	431	682
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2071	2603

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

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C	Intel Core i5-3470
Single-Core	1974	1953
Multi-Core	3650	4620

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

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C	Intel Core i5-3470
Single-Core	798	756
Multi-Core	1788	2781

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 newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150C	Intel Core i5-3470
Announcement date	September 22, 2020	April 01, 2012
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP5	LGA1155
Core name	Dali	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	3
Turbo Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.6 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1480 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	77 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR3 1333/1600
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
L1 cache	192KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM315CC4T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-3470 is 25% better than Athlon Gold 3150C in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-3470 has 2 more core than Athlon Gold 3150C. 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: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-3470 is better: 28
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Athlon Gold 3150C and Intel Core i5-3470 before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

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.

• Intel Core i5-3470 specs and review.