Intel Core i7-8705G vs AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i7-8705G vs AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and decide which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, programming, rendering, video editing, streaming. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, PCMark 10, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, UserBenchmark, Furmark, PassMark, WPrime, Blender, VeraCrypt, MATLAB, Handbrake, 7zip, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, 3DMark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G or Intel Core i7-8705G.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-8705G

52%

Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-8705G

52%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.3	91.3
Valorant	104.9	103.7
Cyberpunk 2077	58.7	58.1
Apex Legends	98.6	97.5
Call of Duty Warzone	78.7	77.8
Overwatch	85.0	84.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.4	71.6
DOOM Eternal	52.4	51.9
Warzone	81.8	80.9
Assassin's Creed	88.1	87.1
Valheim	87.1	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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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 i7-8705G

51%

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 Core i7-8705G is more energy efficient than the Athlon Gold PRO 3150G as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn 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 turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-8705G	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
Cinbench 15 Single-core	174	139
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	809	736
Cinbench 20 Single-core	355	351
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1439	1603
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1051	906
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4828	4356

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

	Intel Core i7-8705G	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
Single-Core	2298	2344
Multi-Core	7874	7678

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

	Intel Core i7-8705G	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
Single-Core	1003	823
Multi-Core	4221	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 i7-8705G	AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
Announcement date	March 07, 2018	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	BGA2270	AM4
Core name	Kaby Lake G	Dali
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	8	1
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	3170 millions	2400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		2933
Memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		2MB
L3 cache	8 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		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 11% better than Core i7-8705G 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 Intel Core i7-8705G is better: 27
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G is better: 8
Although it should be understood that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i7-8705G and AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i7-8705G - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-8705G specs and review.

• AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G specs and review.