Processor comparison
AMD Athlon Gold 3150G vs Intel Core i7-990X
AMD
AMD Athlon Gold 3150G
AMD Socket AM4
3500 MHz
4 cores
Jul 2020
DESKTOP
VS
Intel
Intel Core i7-990X
Intel Socket 1366
3466 MHz
6 cores
Feb 2011
DESKTOP
Summary
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Gold 3150G
- 65 watts lower power draw.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i7-990X.
- Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-990X
- Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the AMD Athlon Gold 3150G
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Specifications
Features
| AMD Athlon Gold 3150G | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AES | | |
| AVX | | |
| AVX2 | | |
| BMI1 | | |
| BMI2 | | |
| SHA | | |
| F16C | | |
| FMA3 | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| EVP | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| SMAP | | |
| SMEP | | |
| Precision Boost | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon Gold 3150G | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen+ | Intel_Westmere |
| Market | Desktop | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2933 MHz
Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Codename | Dali | Gulftown |
| Release Date | Jul 2020 | Feb 2011 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon Gold 3150G | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | No |
Cache
| AMD Athlon Gold 3150G | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | 12288 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon Gold 3150G | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | Intel Socket 1366 |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | unknown |
| Package | µOPGA-1331 | FC-LGA10 |
| Die Size | unknown | 239mm² |
| Process | 12 nm | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon Gold 3150G | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | 3466 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3900 MHz | 3733 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 133 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | 1.375 V |
| TDP | 65 W | 130 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon Gold 3150G4290 points
- Intel Core i7-990X2986 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon Gold 3150G15400 points
- Intel Core i7-990X16636 points
Points - higher is better