Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs AMD Athlon Gold 3150U

Processor comparisons 11-01-2022

   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the detailed tests Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs AMD Athlon Gold 3150U and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing, rendering. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like Handbrake, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, Blender, RealBench, Prime95, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, PassMark, Furmark, 7zip, Gears 5, AIDA64, SuperPi, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, 3DMark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Gold 3150U or Intel Pentium Gold G7400.

Summary benchmark results

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

Pentium Gold G7400

51%

Athlon Gold 3150U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G7400

51%

Athlon Gold 3150U

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.5	90.0
Valorant	102.8	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	57.6	57.3
Apex Legends	96.6	96.1
Call of Duty Warzone	77.1	76.7
Overwatch	83.3	82.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.9	70.6
DOOM Eternal	51.4	51.1
Warzone	80.2	79.8
Assassin's Creed	86.3	85.9
Valheim	85.3	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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K 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

Pentium Gold G7400

56%

Athlon Gold 3150U

181%

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 Athlon Gold 3150U is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G7400 as it consumes less power: 46W vs. 15W. 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

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video editing or video rendering, programming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out 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. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages 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 Pentium Gold G7400	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	180	127
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	454	310
Cinbench 20 Single-core	449	185
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1021	529
Cinbench 23 Single-core	667	503
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2251	2419

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
Single-Core	2746	1929
Multi-Core	4447	4263

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
Single-Core	786	816
Multi-Core	2407	1945

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. 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 still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	January 06, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1700	FP5
Core name	Alder Lake	Raven Ridge
Architecture	x86	Picasso
Generation	11	2
Turbo Frequency		3.3 MHz
Frequency	4.3 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	2200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	46 W	15 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache	2.5 MB	1MB
L3 cache	6 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	0x4693	YM3150C4T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G7400 is 44% better than Athlon Gold 3150U 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 Pentium Gold G7400 is better: 29
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is better: 6
However, it should be realized that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Pentium Gold G7400 and AMD Athlon Gold 3150U before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Gold G7400 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.