i5-L16G7 vs Athlon Gold 3150U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon Gold 3150U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.51
+17.8%
Core i5-L16G7
2020
5 cores / 5 threads, 7 Watt
2.13

Athlon Gold 3150U outperforms Core i5-L16G7 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i5-L16G7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17561871
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)Intel Ice Lake
Power efficiency15.8428.80
Architecture codenameDali (Zen) (2020)Lakefield (2020)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)June 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281

Detailed specifications

Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i5-L16G7 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 cores2 (Dual-core)5 (Penta-Core)
Threads45
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache192 KB80 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache4 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistors4500 Million4,050 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i5-L16G7 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP5FC-CSP1016
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i5-L16G7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i5-L16G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i5-L16G7 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i5-L16G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4LPDDR4X-4267
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s34 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz
Execution Unitsno data64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i5-L16G7 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i5-L16G7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i5-L16G7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDX12
OpenGLno dataOpenGL4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i5-L16G7.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes126

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.

Athlon Gold 3150U 2.51
+17.8%
i5-L16G7 2.13

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.

Athlon Gold 3150U 3989
+17.8%
i5-L16G7 3386

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon Gold 3150U 815
+34.7%
i5-L16G7 605

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon Gold 3150U 1670
+39.7%
i5-L16G7 1195

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Athlon Gold 3150U 3639
i5-L16G7 4079
+12.1%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Athlon Gold 3150U 7566
i5-L16G7 9003
+19%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Athlon Gold 3150U 40.13
i5-L16G7 28.6
+40.3%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Athlon Gold 3150U 4
+25.5%
i5-L16G7 3

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Athlon Gold 3150U 352
+38%
i5-L16G7 255

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Athlon Gold 3150U 117
+30.7%
i5-L16G7 90

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Athlon Gold 3150U 1.36
i5-L16G7 1.42
+4.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Athlon Gold 3150U 1847
+13.1%
i5-L16G7 1634

Blender(-)

Athlon Gold 3150U 1348
i5-L16G7 2027
+50.3%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Athlon Gold 3150U 751
i5-L16G7 827
+10.1%

7-Zip Single

Athlon Gold 3150U 3065
i5-L16G7 3211
+4.8%

7-Zip

Athlon Gold 3150U 8752
+15.4%
i5-L16G7 7587

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.51 2.13
Integrated graphics card 2.98 5.58
Physical cores 2 5
Threads 4 5
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 7 Watt

Athlon Gold 3150U has a 17.8% higher aggregate performance score.

i5-L16G7, on the other hand, has 87.2% faster integrated GPU, 150% more physical cores and 25% more threads, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Gold 3150U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-L16G7 in performance tests.


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