Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs A4-3300
Aggregate performance score
Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE outperforms A4-3300 by a whopping 635% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3091 | 1581 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.89 | 12.15 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Picasso (2019−2022) |
| Release date | 7 September 2011 (14 years ago) | 21 July 2020 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-3300 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 210 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 4,940 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A4-3300 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FM1 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-3300 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-3300 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-3300 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2933 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon HD 6410D | AMD Radeon Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-3300 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.54 | 3.97 |
| Recency | 7 September 2011 | 21 July 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE has a 635.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A4-3300 in performance tests.
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