AMD Athlon Gold 3150C vs AMD Athlon II X2 215

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AMD Athlon Gold 3150C CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X2 215
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C AMD Athlon II X2 215

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon Gold 3150C or AMD Athlon II X2 215 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Athlon Gold 3150C has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Gold 3150C was released in Q3/2020.

The AMD Athlon II X2 215 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 215 was released in Q3/2009.
AMD Athlon (29) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
AMD Athlon Gold 3000 (2) CPU group AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)
4 Generation 1
Dali (Zen) Architecture Propus
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon Gold 3150C is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.30 GHz). The AMD Athlon II X2 215 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz.

AMD Athlon Gold 3150C Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 215
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Athlon Gold 3150C Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 215
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU no iGPU
1.10 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
3 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Athlon Gold 3150C supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 215 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Athlon Gold 3150C Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 215
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1333
32 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
8 PCIe lanes --
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon Gold 3150C has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD Athlon II X2 215 is 65 W.

AMD Athlon Gold 3150C Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 215
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
25 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon Gold 3150C has a 5.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X2 215 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

AMD Athlon Gold 3150C Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 215
14 nm Technology 45 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
FP5 Socket AM3
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2020 Release date Q3/2009
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 (46%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 (33%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
770 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
358 (46%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1822 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
674 (37%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
3293 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
950 (29%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
779 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2120 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
913 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1968 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
241 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon Gold 3150C AMD Athlon II X2 215
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