AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs Intel Core i5-9400

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   For example you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the full tests AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs Intel Core i5-9400 and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as Blender, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, RealBench, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, PassMark, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, Prime95, 3DMark, Furmark, Blender, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-9400 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 i5-9400

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE

51%

Core i5-9400

53%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.2	93.5
Valorant	103.7	106.3
Cyberpunk 2077	58.1	59.5
Apex Legends	97.4	99.9
Call of Duty Warzone	77.8	79.7
Overwatch	84.0	86.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.5	73.3
DOOM Eternal	51.8	53.1
Warzone	80.9	82.9
Assassin's Creed	87.1	89.3
Valheim	86.0	88.2

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. 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. 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 3150GE

77%

Core i5-9400

56%

To make a finishing choice 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 Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE is more energy efficient than the Core i5-9400 since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all threads and cores 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 check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can 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 i5-9400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	137	177
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	724	987
Cinbench 20 Single-core	345	403
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1577	2284
Cinbench 23 Single-core	891	1051
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4286	5606

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	Intel Core i5-9400
Single-Core	2279	2474
Multi-Core	7555	9515

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	Intel Core i5-9400
Single-Core	810	1107
Multi-Core	3166	5420

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. 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, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, 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 3150GE	Intel Core i5-9400
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	January 01, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Dali	Coffee Lake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	9
Turbo Frequency	3.8 MHz	4.1 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	2.9 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)	35 W	65 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	YD315BC6M4MFH

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 12% better than Core i5-9400 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-9400 has 2 more core than Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE. 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: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-9400 is better: 31
Although it should be realized that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE and Intel Core i5-9400 before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-9400 specs and review.