AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs Intel Core i7-8565U

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs Intel Core i7-8565U tests and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like 7zip, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, PassMark, AIDA64, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, Blender, MATLAB, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, 3DMark, Blender, RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-8565U 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 i7-8565U

51%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE is 1% better than Core i7-8565U. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE

51%

Core i7-8565U

52%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.2	92.3
Valorant	103.7	104.9
Cyberpunk 2077	58.1	58.8
Apex Legends	97.4	98.6
Call of Duty Warzone	77.8	78.7
Overwatch	84.0	85.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.5	72.4
DOOM Eternal	51.8	52.5
Warzone	80.9	81.8
Assassin's Creed	87.1	88.1
Valheim	86.0	87.1

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

Power consumption

Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE

77%

Core i7-8565U

266%

To make a finishing choice 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 Core i7-8565U is more energy efficient than the Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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. Since 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 i7-8565U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	137	176
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	724	659
Cinbench 20 Single-core	345	459
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1577	1518
Cinbench 23 Single-core	891	1007
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4286	3472

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	Intel Core i7-8565U
Single-Core	2279	2307
Multi-Core	7555	6388

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

	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE	Intel Core i7-8565U
Single-Core	810	1201
Multi-Core	3166	4250

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 i7-8565U
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2018
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1356
Core name	Dali	Whiskey Lake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	8
Turbo Frequency	3.8 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	1.8 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2400 millions	1900 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
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	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 45% better than Core i7-8565U 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: 11
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-8565U is better: 26
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE and Intel Core i7-8565U before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-8565U specs and review.