AMD Athlon Gold 3150U vs AMD Athlon PRO 300U

Processor comparisons 29-07-2021

   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Athlon Gold 3150U vs AMD Athlon PRO 300U and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning, rendering. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, PassMark, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, SuperPi, 7zip, Furmark, Blender, Blender, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, RealBench.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon PRO 300U or AMD Athlon Gold 3150U.

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 3150U

51%

Athlon PRO 300U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Gold 3150U

51%

Athlon PRO 300U

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. 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 little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Metro Exodus, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.0	90.0
Valorant	102.3	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	57.3
Apex Legends	96.1	96.2
Call of Duty Warzone	76.7	76.7
Overwatch	82.8	82.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	70.6
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.1
Warzone	79.8	79.8
Assassin's Creed	85.9	85.9
Valheim	84.9	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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Athlon Gold 3150U

181%

Athlon PRO 300U

165%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Athlon Gold 3150U is more energy efficient than the Athlon PRO 300U as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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 3150U	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	127	140
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	310	392
Cinbench 20 Single-core	185	330
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	529	826
Cinbench 23 Single-core	503	523
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2419	2520

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

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Single-Core	1929	1870
Multi-Core	4263	4441

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

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Single-Core	816	746
Multi-Core	1945	1978

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	October 01, 2019
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FP5
Core name	Raven Ridge	Raven Ridge
Architecture	Picasso	Zen
Generation	2	1
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	2200 millions	1600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2400	2400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	192KB	384KB
L2 cache	1MB	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	4MB
Overclocking	yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3150C4T2OFG	YM300BC4T2OFG n/a

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 3150U is better: 5
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon PRO 300U is better: 11
Although it should be understood that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Athlon Gold 3150U and AMD Athlon PRO 300U before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

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.

AMD Athlon PRO 300U - all data

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

• AMD Athlon PRO 300U specs and review.