AMD Athlon Gold 3150U vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core

Processor comparisons   29-07-2021
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision after reading the full tests AMD Athlon Gold 3150U vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming. Here is 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 summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as Prime95, Handbrake, 7zip, 3DMark, Blender, Furmark, PCMark 10, AIDA64, MATLAB, WPrime, PassMark, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, Blender, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, UserBenchmark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core 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%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Gold 3150U

51%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

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 this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you 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, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Control, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.0	91.0
Valorant	102.3	103.4
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	57.9
Apex Legends	96.1	97.2
Call of Duty Warzone	76.7	77.6
Overwatch	82.8	83.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	71.4
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.7
Warzone	79.8	80.7
Assassin's Creed	85.9	86.9
Valheim	84.9	85.9

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 that were in the comparisons 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. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance 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%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

16%

To make a final choice 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 FX-8350 Eight-Core as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor 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 software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Cinbench 15 Single-core	127	96
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	310	665
Cinbench 20 Single-core	185	209
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	529	1298
Cinbench 23 Single-core	503	581
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2419	3804

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

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	1929	1551
Multi-Core	4263	5940

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

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	816	608
Multi-Core	1945	2973

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	October 01, 2012
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP5	AM3+
Core name	Raven Ridge	Vishera
Architecture	Picasso	Piledriver
Generation	2	1
Turbo Frequency	3.3 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	4 MHz
Cores	2	8
Threads	4	8
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	2200 millions	1200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR3
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2400	1866
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	192KB	384KB
L2 cache	1MB	8MB
L3 cache	4MB	8MB
Overclocking	yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3150C4T2OFG	FD8350FRW8KHK FD8350FRHKBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here FX-8350 Eight-Core is 40% better than Athlon Gold 3150U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that FX-8350 Eight-Core has 6 more core than Athlon Gold 3150U. 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: 9
The number of parameters for which AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core is better: 25
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Athlon Gold 3150U and AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core before making a decision 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 FX-8350 Eight-Core specs and review.