AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs Intel Core i3-9350K

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs Intel Core i3-9350K and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, machine learning, video editing, streaming. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, AIDA64, Gears 5, 7zip, PassMark, Blender, Prime95, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, RealBench, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, WPrime.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-9350K 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%

Core i3-9350K

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE

51%

Core i3-9350K

52%

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 the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.2	93.2
Valorant	103.7	105.9
Cyberpunk 2077	58.1	59.3
Apex Legends	97.4	99.5
Call of Duty Warzone	77.8	79.4
Overwatch	84.0	85.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.5	73.0
DOOM Eternal	51.8	52.9
Warzone	80.9	82.6
Assassin's Creed	87.1	88.9
Valheim	86.0	87.9

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 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. 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%

Core i3-9350K

45%

To make a finishing resolution 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 Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE is more energy efficient than the Core i3-9350K as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 91W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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 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, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. 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 software 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 work, 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	Intel Core i3-9350K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	137	165
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	724	832
Cinbench 20 Single-core	345	476
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1577	1833
Cinbench 23 Single-core	891	1000
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4286	3885

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	Intel Core i3-9350K
Single-Core	2279	2875
Multi-Core	7555	7773

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	Intel Core i3-9350K
Single-Core	810	1254
Multi-Core	3166	5053

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new 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 3150GE	Intel Core i3-9350K
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1151
Core name	Dali	Coffee Lake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	9
Turbo Frequency	3.8 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	4 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2400 millions	2400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	91 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2400
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	2933
Memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	8 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	YD315BC6M4MFH

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-9350K is 17% better than Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE 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: 6
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-9350K is better: 29
However, it should be understood that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE and Intel Core i3-9350K before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE specs and review.

• Intel Core i3-9350K specs and review.