AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs Intel Core i7-4790

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs Intel Core i7-4790 tests and see which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, rendering, streaming, programming, video editing. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A careful 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 such as Handbrake, MATLAB, Prime95, PCMark 10, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, RealBench, PassMark, 7zip, 3DMark, WPrime, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-4790 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 i7-4790

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE

51%

Core i7-4790

52%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.2	92.1
Valorant	103.7	104.7
Cyberpunk 2077	58.1	58.6
Apex Legends	97.4	98.4
Call of Duty Warzone	77.8	78.5
Overwatch	84.0	84.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.5	72.2
DOOM Eternal	51.8	52.3
Warzone	80.9	81.6
Assassin's Creed	87.1	87.9
Valheim	86.0	86.9

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 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. So 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE

77%

Core i7-4790

31%

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 i7-4790 since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 84W. 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 streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports 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 3150GE	Intel Core i7-4790
Cinbench 15 Single-core	137	145
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	724	728
Cinbench 20 Single-core	345	384
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1577	1819
Cinbench 23 Single-core	891	974
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4286	4564

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	Intel Core i7-4790
Single-Core	2279	2247
Multi-Core	7555	7177

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	Intel Core i7-4790
Single-Core	810	785
Multi-Core	3166	4018

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. 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 even in new games. It turns out that 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 i7-4790
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2014
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1150
Core name	Dali	Haswell
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	4
Turbo Frequency	3.8 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	2400 millions	1480 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	84 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2933
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	8 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 i7-4790 is 8% 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: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-4790 is better: 27
However, it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE and Intel Core i7-4790 before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-4790 specs and review.