Athlon Gold 3150U vs A10-7890K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-7890K
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.23
Athlon Gold 3150U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.51
+12.6%

Athlon Gold 3150U outperforms A10-7890K by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-7890K and Athlon Gold 3150U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18381755
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.41no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency2.2215.84
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date11 January 2016 (8 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$150no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-7890K and Athlon Gold 3150U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache256 KB192 KB
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature72 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7890K and Athlon Gold 3150U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFM2+FP5
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7890K and Athlon Gold 3150U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4+
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7890K and Athlon Gold 3150U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7890K and Athlon Gold 3150U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)
iGPU core count8no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์512no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7890K and Athlon Gold 3150U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7890K and Athlon Gold 3150U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7890K and Athlon Gold 3150U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-7890K 2.23
Athlon Gold 3150U 2.51
+12.6%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-7890K 3542
Athlon Gold 3150U 3989
+12.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.23 2.51
Recency 11 January 2016 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

A10-7890K has 100% more physical cores.

Athlon Gold 3150U, on the other hand, has a 12.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Gold 3150U is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-7890K in performance tests.

Note that A10-7890K is a desktop processor while Athlon Gold 3150U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A10-7890K and Athlon Gold 3150U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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