Athlon Gold 3150G vs EPYC 7261
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7261 outperforms Athlon Gold 3150G by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1273 | 1639 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.58 | 2.56 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Naples (2017−2018) | Picasso (2019−2022) |
| Release date | 14 June 2018 (7 years ago) | 21 July 2020 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7261 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Multiplier | 25 | no data |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | 210 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 81 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 19200 Million | 4,940 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7261 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | SP3 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 155 W, 170 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7261 and Athlon Gold 3150G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7261 and Athlon Gold 3150G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7261 and Athlon Gold 3150G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 170.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7261 and Athlon Gold 3150G.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.37 | 3.95 |
| Recency | 14 June 2018 | 21 July 2020 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 155 Watt | 65 Watt |
EPYC 7261 has a 61% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Athlon Gold 3150G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 17% more advanced lithography process, and 138% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 7261 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon Gold 3150G in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 7261 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon Gold 3150G is a desktop one.
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