AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon Gold 3150U or Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H - 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 Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1146 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H was released in Q2/2020. |
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AMD Athlon (29) | Family | Intel Xeon Platinum (89) |
AMD Athlon Gold 3000 (2) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Platinum 8300 (CL) (10) |
4 | Generation | 3 |
Dali (Zen) | Architecture | Cooper Lake |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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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 Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H is at 3.90 GHz (4.40 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H |
2 | Cores | 8 |
4 | Threads | 16 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.40 GHz | Frequency | 3.90 GHz |
3.30 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.40 GHz |
2.40 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 4.20 GHz |
Internal GraphicsThe AMD Athlon Gold 3150U or Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H 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 | no iGPU |
1.00 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 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 | 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 & 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 Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H supports up to 1146 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.7 GB/s. |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H |
DDR4-2400 | Memory | DDR4-2933 |
32 GB | Max. Memory | 1146 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 140.7 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | Yes |
1.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 35.75 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
8 | PCIe lanes | 48 |
7.9 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is 15 W, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H has a TDP of 190 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 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H |
15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 190 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 Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 35.75 MB cache. |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H |
14 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
FP5 | Socket | LGA 4189 |
AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | |
Q1/2020 | Release date | Q2/2020 |
-- | Release price | 3400 $ |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H
@ 0.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H |
Unknown | Unknown |