Athlon Gold 3150GE vs FX-4300
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2283 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.36 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.76 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Picasso (2019−2022) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (13 years ago) | 21 July 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $122 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
FX-4300 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 210 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 4,940 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | + |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-4300 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 | 1 |
| Socket | AM3+ | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4300 and Athlon Gold 3150GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4300 and Athlon Gold 3150GE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4300 and Athlon Gold 3150GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2933 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4300 and Athlon Gold 3150GE.
| PCIe version | n/a | 4.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 21 July 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Athlon Gold 3150GE has an age advantage of 7 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD FX-4300 and AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE. We've got no test results to judge.
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