AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 3450U

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 3450U tests and see which is better for games or simple use for rendering, video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, Prime95, PassMark, MATLAB, RealBench, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, 7zip, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, Blender, 3DMark, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, AIDA64.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3450U or AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE.

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 3150GE

52%

Ryzen 5 3450U

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE

51%

Ryzen 5 3450U

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.2	90.9
Valorant	103.7	103.3
Cyberpunk 2077	58.1	57.9
Apex Legends	97.4	97.1
Call of Duty Warzone	77.8	77.5
Overwatch	84.0	83.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.5	71.3
DOOM Eternal	51.8	51.7
Warzone	80.9	80.6
Assassin's Creed	87.1	86.8
Valheim	86.0	85.7

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 PRO 3150GE

77%

Ryzen 5 3450U

176%

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 Ryzen 5 3450U is more energy efficient than the Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE as it consumes less power: 35W 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, programming, 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 achieve maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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 PRO 3150GE	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	137	128
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	724	675
Cinbench 20 Single-core	345	328
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1577	1511
Cinbench 23 Single-core	891	860
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4286	4042

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
Single-Core	2279	2008
Multi-Core	7555	7359

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
Single-Core	810	796
Multi-Core	3166	2857

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	AM4	FP5
Core name	Dali	Matisse
Architecture	Zen	Zen 2
Generation	1	2
Turbo Frequency	3.8 MHz	3.5 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	2.1 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	2400 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2933	2400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	384KB	384KB
L2 cache	2MB	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD315BC6M4MFH	YM3450C4T4MFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE is 36% better than Ryzen 5 3450U 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 3150GE is better: 24
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3450U is better: 5
Although it should be realized that all the number in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE and AMD Ryzen 5 3450U before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3450U specs and review.