AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G vs Intel Core i5-9600K

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G vs Intel Core i5-9600K and understand which is better for games or normal use for streaming, video editing, programming, machine learning, rendering. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like RealBench, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, 7zip, Blender, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, 3DMark, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, SuperPi, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-9600K or AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G.

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 PRO 3150G

52%

Core i5-9600K

53%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-9600K is 1% better than Athlon Gold PRO 3150G. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

51%

Core i5-9600K

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. 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 processors were compared: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.3	94.5
Valorant	103.7	107.4
Cyberpunk 2077	58.1	60.1
Apex Legends	97.5	101.0
Call of Duty Warzone	77.8	80.6
Overwatch	84.0	87.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.6	74.1
DOOM Eternal	51.9	53.7
Warzone	80.9	83.8
Assassin's Creed	87.1	90.2
Valheim	86.1	89.1

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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

42%

Core i5-9600K

48%

To make a finishing choice 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 Core i5-9600K is more energy efficient than the Athlon Gold PRO 3150G as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 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 PRO 3150G	Intel Core i5-9600K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	139	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	736	1165
Cinbench 20 Single-core	351	481
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1603	2624
Cinbench 23 Single-core	906	1276
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4356	7301

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G	Intel Core i5-9600K
Single-Core	2344	2761
Multi-Core	7678	10894

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G	Intel Core i5-9600K
Single-Core	823	1396
Multi-Core	3218	6386

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 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 still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new 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 PRO 3150G	Intel Core i5-9600K
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 01, 2018
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Dali	Coffee Lake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	9
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.7 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	4	6
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2400 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	2933
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	9 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD315BC5M4MFH

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-9600K is 5% better than Athlon Gold PRO 3150G in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-9600K has 2 more core than Athlon Gold PRO 3150G. 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 PRO 3150G is better: 6
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-9600K is better: 32
However, it should be realized that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Intel Core i5-9600K before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-9600K specs and review.