AMD Ryzen 5 3550U vs AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 3550U vs AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, programming, rendering, streaming, machine learning. Here is all information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like RealBench, MATLAB, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, Gears 5, WPrime, 7zip, Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, Handbrake, Blender.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G or AMD Ryzen 5 3550U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 3550U

52%

Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3550U

51%

Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.1	91.3
Valorant	103.6	103.7
Cyberpunk 2077	58.0	58.1
Apex Legends	97.4	97.5
Call of Duty Warzone	77.7	77.8
Overwatch	83.9	84.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.5	71.6
DOOM Eternal	51.8	51.9
Warzone	80.8	80.9
Assassin's Creed	87.0	87.1
Valheim	86.0	86.1

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

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 3550U

197%

Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

42%

To make a final 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 Ryzen 5 3550U is more energy efficient than the Athlon Gold PRO 3150G as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 65W. 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores 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. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, 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 Ryzen 5 3550U	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
Cinbench 15 Single-core	134	139
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	707	736
Cinbench 20 Single-core	343	351
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1581	1603
Cinbench 23 Single-core	900	906
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4232	4356

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
Single-Core	2032	2344
Multi-Core	7704	7678

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
Single-Core	888	823
Multi-Core	3078	3218

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 in your computer. 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 continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550U	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2020
Type	Unknown	Desktop
Socket	FP5	AM4
Core name	Raven Ridge	Dali
Architecture	Zen	Zen
Generation	1	1
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	2400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	65 W
Memory type		DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2400	2933
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	384KB	384KB
L2 cache	2MB	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3500C4T4MFG n/a	YD315BC5M4MFH

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon Gold PRO 3150G is 40% better than Ryzen 5 3550U 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 Ryzen 5 3550U is better: 5
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G is better: 22
Although it should be understood that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 3550U and AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3550U specs and review.

• AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G specs and review.