Athlon Gold 3150GE vs i7-9700K
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-9700K and Athlon Gold 3150GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 808 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.96 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) | Dali (2020) |
| Release date | 8 October 2018 (5 years ago) | 21 July 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $374 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i7-9700K and Athlon Gold 3150GE 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 36 | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 178 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 | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-9700K and Athlon Gold 3150GE 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 | LGA-1151 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9700K and Athlon Gold 3150GE. 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 | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| SIPP | + | - |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-9700K and Athlon Gold 3150GE 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 i7-9700K and Athlon Gold 3150GE 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 i7-9700K and Athlon Gold 3150GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD 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 | 1.2 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-9700K and Athlon Gold 3150GE integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-9700K and Athlon Gold 3150GE integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2304@24Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096 x 2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096 x 2304@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i7-9700K and Athlon Gold 3150GE 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 i7-9700K and Athlon Gold 3150GE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 3.09 | 2.98 |
| Recency | 8 October 2018 | 21 July 2020 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
i7-9700K has 3.7% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Athlon Gold 3150GE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i7-9700K and Athlon Gold 3150GE. We've got no test results to judge.
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