Athlon Gold PRO 3150G vs Core i3-9350KF

General info

Comparing Core i3-9350KF and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1146	1129
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	9.14	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Dali (2020)
Release date	8 January 2019 (5 years ago)	21 July 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$173	no data
Current price	$202 (1.2x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Core i3-9350KF and Athlon Gold PRO 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Die size	126 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	95 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-9350KF and Athlon Gold PRO 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	91 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-9350KF and Athlon Gold PRO 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	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-9350KF and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-9350KF and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-9350KF and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-9350KF and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
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.

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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 PRO 3150G outperforms Core i3-9350KF by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	4.88	4.98
Recency	8 January 2019	21 July 2020
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	91 Watt	65 Watt

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