AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G vs Intel Core i7-4790K

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision after reading the full tests AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G vs Intel Core i7-4790K and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as AIDA64, Furmark, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, Prime95, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, WPrime, SuperPi, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, Gears 5, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-4790K 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 i7-4790K

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

51%

Core i7-4790K

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 play games. Because this processor costs 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 processors were compared: Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Control, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.3	92.8
Valorant	103.7	105.5
Cyberpunk 2077	58.1	59.1
Apex Legends	97.5	99.2
Call of Duty Warzone	77.8	79.1
Overwatch	84.0	85.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.6	72.8
DOOM Eternal	51.9	52.8
Warzone	80.9	82.3
Assassin's Creed	87.1	88.6
Valheim	86.1	87.6

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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, 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 i7-4790K

46%

To make a final decision 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 i7-4790K is more energy efficient than the Athlon Gold PRO 3150G as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 88W. 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has. 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. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages 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 PRO 3150G	Intel Core i7-4790K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	139	169
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	736	854
Cinbench 20 Single-core	351	411
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1603	1982
Cinbench 23 Single-core	906	1069
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4356	4936

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G	Intel Core i7-4790K
Single-Core	2344	2491
Multi-Core	7678	8030

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G	Intel Core i7-4790K
Single-Core	823	1230
Multi-Core	3218	4747

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 PRO 3150G	Intel Core i7-4790K
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2014
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	LGA1150
Core name	Dali	Devil's Canyon
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	4
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	4 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	2400 millions	1420 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	88 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2933
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	8 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 i7-4790K is 12% better than Athlon Gold PRO 3150G 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 PRO 3150G is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-4790K is better: 30
However, it should be realized that all the number in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Intel Core i7-4790K before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-4790K specs and review.