Intel Core i5-L16G7 vs AMD Athlon Gold 3150U

Processor comparisons 11-01-2022

   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i5-L16G7 vs AMD Athlon Gold 3150U and see which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, video editing, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like Blender, RealBench, SuperPi, UserBenchmark, Prime95, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, WPrime, AIDA64, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, MATLAB, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Gold 3150U or Intel Core i5-L16G7.

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-L16G7

51%

Athlon Gold 3150U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-L16G7

51%

Athlon Gold 3150U

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small 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: Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	90.0
Valorant	102.2	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.3
Apex Legends	96.0	96.1
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.7
Overwatch	82.8	82.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	70.6
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.1
Warzone	79.7	79.8
Assassin's Creed	85.8	85.9
Valheim	84.8	84.9

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 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-L16G7

430%

Athlon Gold 3150U

181%

To make a finishing 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 Core i5-L16G7 is more energy efficient than the Athlon Gold 3150U as it consumes less power: 7W vs. 15W. 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads 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 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-L16G7	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	107	127
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	251	310
Cinbench 20 Single-core	272	185
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	577	529
Cinbench 23 Single-core	794	503
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1923	2419

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

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
Single-Core	1605	1929
Multi-Core	3297	4263

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

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
Single-Core	905	816
Multi-Core	1869	1945

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 in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	January 06, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FC-CSP1016	FP5
Core name	Lakefield	Raven Ridge
Architecture	x86	Picasso
Generation	11	2
Turbo Frequency	3 MHz	3.3 MHz
Frequency	1.4 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	5	2
Threads	5	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	6800 millions	2200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	15 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X 4267 POP Memory	DDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth	34 GB/s
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YM3150C4T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon Gold 3150U is 41% better than Core i5-L16G7 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-L16G7 has 3 more core than Athlon Gold 3150U. 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-L16G7 is better: 14
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is better: 21
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-L16G7 and AMD Athlon Gold 3150U before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-L16G7 - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-L16G7 specs and review.

AMD Athlon Gold 3150U - all data

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

• AMD Athlon Gold 3150U specs and review.