Intel Core i5-9400T vs AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

Processor comparisons 18-01-2022

   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i5-9400T vs AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G tests and see which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, programming, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it 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 7zip, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, MATLAB, SuperPi, Blender, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, Prime95, VeraCrypt, Blender, PassMark, PCMark 10, RealBench, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, UserBenchmark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G or Intel Core i5-9400T.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-9400T

52%

Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-9400T

52%

Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.5	91.3
Valorant	105.1	103.7
Cyberpunk 2077	58.9	58.1
Apex Legends	98.8	97.5
Call of Duty Warzone	78.9	77.8
Overwatch	85.2	84.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.6	71.6
DOOM Eternal	52.6	51.9
Warzone	82.0	80.9
Assassin's Creed	88.3	87.1
Valheim	87.3	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. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-9400T

91%

Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

42%

To make a final decision 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 Core i5-9400T is more energy efficient than the Athlon Gold PRO 3150G as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses 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 check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports 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

	Intel Core i5-9400T	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
Cinbench 15 Single-core	150	139
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	710	736
Cinbench 20 Single-core	417	351
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2087	1603
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1050	906
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4114	4356

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

	Intel Core i5-9400T	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
Single-Core	2074	2344
Multi-Core	7805	7678

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

	Intel Core i5-9400T	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
Single-Core	965	823
Multi-Core	4439	3218

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, 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, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-9400T	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
Announcement date	April 01, 2019	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1151	AM4
Core name	Coffee Lake	Dali
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	9	1
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	1.8 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	6	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	3600 millions	2400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		2933
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		2MB
L3 cache	9 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	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 48% better than Core i5-9400T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-9400T has 2 more core than Athlon Gold PRO 3150G. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-9400T is better: 27
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G is better: 10
Although it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-9400T and AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-9400T - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-9400T specs and review.

• AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G specs and review.