AMD Athlon Gold 3150U vs Intel Core i3-1005G1

Processor comparisons 29-07-2021

   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Athlon Gold 3150U vs Intel Core i3-1005G1 tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, rendering, video editing, streaming, programming. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like SuperPi, WPrime, MATLAB, PassMark, 7zip, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, AIDA64, Furmark, Prime95, 3DMark, PCMark 10, Blender.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-1005G1 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%

Core i3-1005G1

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Gold 3150U

51%

Core i3-1005G1

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 play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low 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: Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.0	90.5
Valorant	102.3	102.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	57.6
Apex Legends	96.1	96.7
Call of Duty Warzone	76.7	77.1
Overwatch	82.8	83.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	71.0
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.4
Warzone	79.8	80.2
Assassin's Creed	85.9	86.4
Valheim	84.9	85.4

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%

Core i3-1005G1

266%

To make a finishing resolution 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 Core i3-1005G1 is more energy efficient than the Athlon Gold 3150U as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit 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	Intel Core i3-1005G1
Cinbench 15 Single-core	127	158
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	310	409
Cinbench 20 Single-core	185	402
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	529	949
Cinbench 23 Single-core	503	675
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2419	2621

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

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	Intel Core i3-1005G1
Single-Core	1929	2281
Multi-Core	4263	5244

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

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	Intel Core i3-1005G1
Single-Core	816	1197
Multi-Core	1945	2465

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 later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	Intel Core i3-1005G1
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	April 01, 2019
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FCBGA1526
Core name	Raven Ridge	Ice Lake
Architecture	Picasso	x86
Generation	2	10
Turbo Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	1.2 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	2200 millions	2600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		58.3 GB/s
L1 cache	192KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	4 MB
Overclocking	yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3150C4T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon Gold 3150U is 50% better than Core i3-1005G1 in terms of CPU frequency. 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: 6
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-1005G1 is better: 28
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Athlon Gold 3150U and Intel Core i3-1005G1 before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

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.

• Intel Core i3-1005G1 specs and review.