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AMD Athlon Gold 3150C

vs

Intel Core i5-8350U

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD Athlon Gold 3150C and Intel Core i5-8350U processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD Athlon Gold 3150C

Newer Launch Date: September 2020 (September 2020 vs August 2017)

Intel Core i5-8350U

More Total Cores: 4 (2 vs 4)
Larger L3 Cache: 6MB shared (4MB vs 6MB shared)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

Intel

September 2020

Launch Date

August 2017

Laptop

Platform

Laptop

Model Name

i5-8350U

Code Name

Kaby Lake R

ChromeOS, Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition *Operating System (OS) support will vary by manufacturer.

OS Support

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Performance-cores

2.4GHz

Basic Frequency

Up to 3.3GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Performance-core Base Frequency

1.7 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

192KB

L1 Cache

64K per core

1MB

L2 Cache

256K per core

4MB

L3 Cache

6MB shared

Bus Frequency

100MHz

FP5

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

BGA-1356

Multiplier

17x

Unlocked for Overclocking

14nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

14 nm

15W

TDP

15 W

95°C

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

100 °C

PCIe Version

PCI Express is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard used for connecting high-speed components, replacing older standards such as AGP, PCI, and PCI-X. It has gone through multiple revisions and improvements since its initial release. PCIe 1.0 was first introduced in 2002, and in order to meet the growing demand for higher bandwidth, subsequent versions have been released over time.

3.0

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

x86-64

Memory Specifications

Memory Type

DDR4-2400

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

32GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

37.5 GB/s

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

True

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1100 MHz

Graphics Base Frequency

Graphics Base frequency refers to the rated/guaranteed graphics render clock frequency in MHz.

300 MHz

Graphics Core Count

1100 MHz

Graphics Frequency

Execution Units

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz