i9-12900K vs Athlon Gold 3150U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon Gold 3150U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.51
Core i9-12900K
2021
16 cores / 24 threads, 125 Watt
26.11
+940%

Core i9-12900K outperforms Athlon Gold 3150U by a whopping 940% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i9-12900K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1743185
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data35.74
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)Intel Core i9
Power efficiency15.8419.77
Architecture codenameDali (Zen) (2020)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)4 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$589

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i9-12900K 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier2432
L1 cache192 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data215.25 mm2"
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4500 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i9-12900K 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
SocketFP5FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i9-12900K. 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, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i9-12900K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s76.805 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 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.55 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i9-12900K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i9-12900K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i9-12900K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i9-12900K.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1220

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
i9-12900K 26.11
+940%

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
i9-12900K 41471
+940%

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 814
i9-12900K 2652
+226%

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 1669
i9-12900K 15572
+833%

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
i9-12900K 9859
+171%

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
i9-12900K 71819
+849%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Athlon Gold 3150U 4189
i9-12900K 18753
+348%

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
i9-12900K 3.66
+996%

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
i9-12900K 46
+1043%

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
i9-12900K 4057
+1053%

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
i9-12900K 289
+147%

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
i9-12900K 3.5
+157%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Athlon Gold 3150U 2.2
i9-12900K 19.3
+775%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Athlon Gold 3150U 22
i9-12900K 201
+795%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Athlon Gold 3150U 107
i9-12900K 367
+244%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Athlon Gold 3150U 1631
i9-12900K 11834
+626%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Athlon Gold 3150U 1847
i9-12900K 17776
+862%

Blender(-)

Athlon Gold 3150U 1348
+981%
i9-12900K 125

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Athlon Gold 3150U 751
i9-12900K 2006
+167%

7-Zip Single

Athlon Gold 3150U 3065
i9-12900K 6576
+115%

7-Zip

Athlon Gold 3150U 8752
i9-12900K 97316
+1012%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.51 26.11
Integrated graphics card 2.98 6.15
Recency 6 January 2020 4 November 2021
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 125 Watt

Athlon Gold 3150U has 733.3% lower power consumption.

i9-12900K, on the other hand, has a 940.2% higher aggregate performance score, 106.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 700% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i9-12900K is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Gold 3150U in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon Gold 3150U is a notebook processor while Core i9-12900K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Gold 3150U and Core i9-12900K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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