AMD Athlon Gold 3150U vs Intel Core i7-8550U

Processor comparisons 29-07-2021

   For example you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision after reading the detailed tests AMD Athlon Gold 3150U vs Intel Core i7-8550U and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, WPrime, PassMark, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, VeraCrypt, 7zip, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, 3DMark, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, PCMark 10, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, Furmark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-8550U 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 i7-8550U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Gold 3150U

51%

Core i7-8550U

52%

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 low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.0	91.9
Valorant	102.3	104.4
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	58.5
Apex Legends	96.1	98.1
Call of Duty Warzone	76.7	78.3
Overwatch	82.8	84.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	72.0
DOOM Eternal	51.1	52.2
Warzone	79.8	81.4
Assassin's Creed	85.9	87.7
Valheim	84.9	86.6

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: 2K, 4K 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 3150U

181%

Core i7-8550U

228%

To make a final 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 i7-8550U is more energy efficient than the Athlon Gold 3150U 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, 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	Intel Core i7-8550U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	127	167
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	310	564
Cinbench 20 Single-core	185	354
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	529	1211
Cinbench 23 Single-core	503	979
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2419	3111

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

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	Intel Core i7-8550U
Single-Core	1929	2072
Multi-Core	4263	5970

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

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	Intel Core i7-8550U
Single-Core	816	1027
Multi-Core	1945	3788

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, 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 in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	Intel Core i7-8550U
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	April 01, 2017
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FC-BGA1356
Core name	Raven Ridge	Kaby Lake R
Architecture	Picasso	x86
Generation	2	8
Turbo Frequency	3.3 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	1.8 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2200 millions	1820 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
L1 cache	192KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	8 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 25% better than Core i7-8550U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-8550U has 2 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: 6
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-8550U is better: 29
However, it should be understood that all the number in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Athlon Gold 3150U and Intel Core i7-8550U before making a selection which CPU 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.

• Intel Core i7-8550U specs and review.