AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Apple A10X Fusion | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon Gold 3150U or Apple A10X Fusion - 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 3150U 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 3150U was released in Q1/2020. The Apple A10X Fusion has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.36 GHz. The CPU supports up to 3 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple A10X Fusion was released in Q2/2017. |
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AMD Athlon (29) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
AMD Athlon Gold 3000 (2) | CPU group | Apple A10/A10X (2) |
4 | Generation | 10 |
Dali (Zen) | Architecture | A10 |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | Apple A9X |
-- | Successor | Apple A12Z Bionic |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon Gold 3150U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is 2.40 GHz (3.30 GHz) while the Apple A10X Fusion has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A10X Fusion is at 2.36 GHz. |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Characteristic | Apple A10X Fusion |
2 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 6 |
normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.40 GHz (3.30 GHz) | A-Core | 2.36 GHz 3x Hurricane |
-- | B-Core | 1.30 GHz 3x Zephyr |
Internal GraphicsThe AMD Athlon Gold 3150U or Apple A10X Fusion 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 | Apple A10X |
1.00 GHz | GPU frequency | 1.00 GHz |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
8 | GPU Generation | 7 |
14 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
3 | Max. displays | 1 |
3 | Compute units | 48 |
192 | Shader | 384 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB |
12 | DirectX Version | -- |
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 | Apple A10X |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon Gold 3150U can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Apple A10X Fusion supports up to 3 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s. |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Characteristic | Apple A10X Fusion |
DDR4-2400 | Memory | LPDDR4-3200 |
32 GB | Max. Memory | 3 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | No |
1.00 MB | L2 Cache | 8.00 MB |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
3.0 | PCIe version | -- |
8 | PCIe lanes | -- |
7.9 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is 15 W, while the Apple A10X Fusion has a TDP of 8 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Characteristic | Apple A10X Fusion |
15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 8 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
25 W | TDP up | -- |
12 W | TDP down | -- |
95 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is manufactured in 14 nm and has 5.00 MB cache. The Apple A10X Fusion is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache. |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Characteristic | Apple A10X Fusion |
14 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
Unknown | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | ISA extensions | -- |
FP5 | Socket | -- |
AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | None |
Yes | AES-NI | No |
Operating systems | iOS | |
Q1/2020 | Release date | Q2/2017 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.00 GHz |
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Apple A10X Fusion
Apple A10X @ 1.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Apple A10X Fusion
6C 6T @ 2.36 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Apple A10X Fusion |
Unknown | Apple iPad Pro (2. Gen) Apple TV 4K |