Intel Xeon D-2738 vs AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE

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Intel Xeon D-2738 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
Intel Xeon D-2738 AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon D-2738 or AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE - 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 Intel Xeon D-2738 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon D-2738 was released in Q1/2022.

The AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE was released in Q3/2020.
Intel Xeon D (79) Family AMD Athlon (29)
Intel Xeon D-2700 (16) CPU group AMD Athlon Gold 3000G (4)
4 Generation 4
Ice Lake Architecture Picasso (Zen+)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon D-2738 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon D-2738 is 2.50 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE is at 3.50 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Intel Xeon D-2738 Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
3.30 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.

Intel Xeon D-2738 Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon D-2738 or AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE 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.

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

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.

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

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon D-2738 can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 93.8 GB/s. The AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 46.9 GB/s.

Intel Xeon D-2738 Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR4-2933
1024 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
93.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
15.00 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
32 PCIe lanes 16
63.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon D-2738 is 88 W, while the AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon D-2738 Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
88 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 45 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon D-2738 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 15.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon D-2738 Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
10 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 2579 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q3/2020
713 $ 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.
Intel Xeon D-2738 Intel Xeon D-2738
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon D-2738 Intel Xeon D-2738
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
7008 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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