AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs Intel Core i5-9600K

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs Intel Core i5-9600K tests and see which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, machine learning, rendering, video editing. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, SuperPi, PassMark, AIDA64, RealBench, MATLAB, Blender, WPrime, UserBenchmark, Furmark, VeraCrypt, 7zip, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, Handbrake.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-9600K 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 i5-9600K

53%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-9600K is 1% better than Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE

51%

Core i5-9600K

53%

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 run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just 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: Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.2	94.5
Valorant	103.7	107.4
Cyberpunk 2077	58.1	60.1
Apex Legends	97.4	101.0
Call of Duty Warzone	77.8	80.6
Overwatch	84.0	87.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.5	74.1
DOOM Eternal	51.8	53.7
Warzone	80.9	83.8
Assassin's Creed	87.1	90.2
Valheim	86.0	89.1

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: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So 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 i5-9600K

48%

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 Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE is more energy efficient than the Core i5-9600K since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 95W. 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 machine learning, streaming, video editing or video rendering, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads 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 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 work, and all the benefit 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 3150GE	Intel Core i5-9600K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	137	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	724	1165
Cinbench 20 Single-core	345	481
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1577	2624
Cinbench 23 Single-core	891	1276
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4286	7301

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	Intel Core i5-9600K
Single-Core	2279	2761
Multi-Core	7555	10894

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	Intel Core i5-9600K
Single-Core	810	1396
Multi-Core	3166	6386

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 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 still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	Intel Core i5-9600K
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 01, 2018
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Dali	Coffee Lake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	9
Turbo Frequency	3.8 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.7 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	95 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 Core i5-9600K is 10% better than Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-9600K 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: 6
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-9600K is better: 32
All the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE and Intel Core i5-9600K before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-9600K specs and review.