Athlon Gold PRO 3150G vs i5-7440EQ
Aggregate performance score
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-7440EQ and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1551 | 1556 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.65 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.53 | 5.21 |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) | Dali (2020) |
| Release date | 3 January 2017 (8 years ago) | 21 July 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $250 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-7440EQ 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 | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 29 | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-7440EQ 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | no data | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-7440EQ and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i5-7440EQ and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-7440EQ and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-7440EQ and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1600 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.134 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-7440EQ 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 2.99 | 2.87 |
| Recency | 3 January 2017 | 21 July 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 65 Watt |
i5-7440EQ has 4.2% faster integrated GPU, and 44.4% lower power consumption.
Athlon Gold PRO 3150G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-7440EQ and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G.
Be aware that Core i5-7440EQ is a notebook processor while Athlon Gold PRO 3150G is a desktop one.
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