AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Nintendo Switch | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon Gold 3150U or Nintendo Switch - 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 Nintendo Switch has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.75 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Nintendo Switch was released in Q1/2017. |
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AMD Athlon (29) | Family | NVIDIA Tegra (2) |
AMD Athlon Gold 3000 (2) | CPU group | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (2) |
4 | Generation | 2 |
Dali (Zen) | Architecture | Cortex-A57/-A53 |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | 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 Nintendo Switch has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Nintendo Switch is at 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
2 | Cores | 8 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.40 GHz (3.30 GHz) | A-Core | 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz) 4x Cortex-A57 |
-- | B-Core | 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz) 4x Cortex-A53 |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The AMD Athlon Gold 3150U or Nintendo Switch 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 | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) |
1.00 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.30 GHz |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.77 GHz |
8 | GPU Generation | 1 |
14 nm | Technology | 20 nm |
3 | Max. displays | 1 |
3 | Compute units | 2 |
192 | Shader | 256 |
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 | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) |
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 Nintendo Switch supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s. |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
DDR4-2400 | Memory | LPDDR4-3200 |
32 GB | Max. Memory | 4 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | No |
1.00 MB | L2 Cache | 2.50 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 Nintendo Switch has a TDP of 5 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 | Nintendo Switch |
15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 5 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
25 W | TDP up | -- |
12 W | TDP down | 5 W |
95 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is manufactured in 14 nm and has 5.00 MB cache. The Nintendo Switch is manufactured in 20 nm and has a 2.50 MB cache. |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
14 nm | Technology | 20 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 |
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Q1/2020 | Release date | Q1/2017 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.00 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) @ 0.77 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Nintendo Switch |
Unknown | Nintendo Switch |