Athlon Gold 3150G vs i3-7100

Place in performance ranking	1669	1288
Place by popularity	68	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.41	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Dali (2020)
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	21 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$117	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-7100 and Athlon Gold 3150G 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	4	4
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	39	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	95 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7100 and Athlon Gold 3150G 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7100 and Athlon Gold 3150G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-7100 and Athlon Gold 3150G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7100 and Athlon Gold 3150G are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7100 and Athlon Gold 3150G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 630	AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-7100 and Athlon Gold 3150G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-7100 and Athlon Gold 3150G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-7100 and Athlon Gold 3150G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7100 and Athlon Gold 3150G.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

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.

i3-7100 2.80

Athlon Gold 3150G 4.60
+64.3%

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.

i3-7100 4328

Athlon Gold 3150G 7112
+64.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.80	4.60
Integrated graphics card	3.10	2.98
Recency	3 January 2017	21 July 2020
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	65 Watt

i3-7100 has 4% faster integrated GPU, and 27.5% lower power consumption.

Athlon Gold 3150G, on the other hand, has a 64.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon Gold 3150G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-7100 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-7100 and Athlon Gold 3150G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.