AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G vs Intel Core i7-7700K

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the full tests AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G vs Intel Core i7-7700K and see which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, programming, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as MATLAB, RealBench, SuperPi, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, PassMark, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, Prime95, 7zip, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-7700K 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 i7-7700K

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

51%

Core i7-7700K

53%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small 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: NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Hitman 3, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.3	93.7
Valorant	103.7	106.5
Cyberpunk 2077	58.1	59.7
Apex Legends	97.5	100.1
Call of Duty Warzone	77.8	79.9
Overwatch	84.0	86.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.6	73.5
DOOM Eternal	51.9	53.3
Warzone	80.9	83.1
Assassin's Creed	87.1	89.5
Valheim	86.1	88.4

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 participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K 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 PRO 3150G

42%

Core i7-7700K

49%

To make a final decision 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 i7-7700K is more energy efficient than the Athlon Gold PRO 3150G as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 95W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program 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 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 i7-7700K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	139	200
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	736	995
Cinbench 20 Single-core	351	466
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1603	2257
Cinbench 23 Single-core	906	1216
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4356	6055

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G	Intel Core i7-7700K
Single-Core	2344	2791
Multi-Core	7678	9750

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G	Intel Core i7-7700K
Single-Core	823	1412
Multi-Core	3218	5637

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 in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G	Intel Core i7-7700K
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 01, 2016
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	LGA 1151
Core name	Dali	Kaby Lake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	7
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	4.2 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2400 millions	1760 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	2933
Memory bandwidth
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 i7-7700K is 16% 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 i7-7700K is better: 29
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Intel Core i7-7700K before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-7700K specs and review.