AMD Athlon Gold 3150G vs AMD A9-9420
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| AMD Athlon Gold 3150G | AMD A9-9420 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon Gold 3150G or AMD A9-9420 - 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 3150G has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Gold 3150G was released in Q3/2020. The AMD A9-9420 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD A9-9420 was released in Q2/2017. |
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| AMD Athlon (29) | Family | AMD A (112) |
| AMD Athlon Gold 3000G (4) | CPU group | AMD A9-9000 (4) |
| 4 | Generation | 4 |
| Picasso (Zen+) | Architecture | Stoney Ridge (Excavator) |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon Gold 3150G has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Gold 3150G is 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz) while the AMD A9-9420 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A9-9420 is at 3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz). |
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| AMD Athlon Gold 3150G | Characteristic | AMD A9-9420 |
| 4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.50 GHz | Frequency | 3.00 GHz |
| 3.90 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.60 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.00 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The AMD Athlon Gold 3150G or AMD A9-9420 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) | GPU | AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) |
| 1.10 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.85 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 8 | GPU Generation | 7 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| 3 | Max. displays | 3 |
| 3 | Compute units | 3 |
| 192 | Shader | 192 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) | GPU | AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon Gold 3150G can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 46.9 GB/s. The AMD A9-9420 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s. |
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| AMD Athlon Gold 3150G | Characteristic | AMD A9-9420 |
| DDR4-2933 | Memory | DDR4-2133 |
| Max. Memory | 8 GB | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
| 46.9 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 17.1 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| 2.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| 4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | 8 |
| 15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 7.9 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon Gold 3150G is 65 W, while the AMD A9-9420 has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| AMD Athlon Gold 3150G | Characteristic | AMD A9-9420 |
| 65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| 45 W | TDP up | 25 W |
| -- | TDP down | 10 W |
| 95 °C | Tjunction max. | 90 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon Gold 3150G is manufactured in 12 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD A9-9420 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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| AMD Athlon Gold 3150G | Characteristic | AMD A9-9420 |
| 12 nm | Technology | 28 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 | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 |
| AM4 (PGA 1331) | Socket | FP4 |
| AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | AMD-V |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | |
| Q3/2020 | Release date | Q2/2017 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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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.
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150G
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz |
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AMD A9-9420
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.85 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150G
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150G
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150G
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150G
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150G
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150G
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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