Athlon Gold 3150U vs Phenom X3 8750
Aggregate performance score
Athlon Gold 3150U outperforms Phenom X3 8750 by a whopping 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom X3 8750 and Athlon Gold 3150U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2418 | 1648 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.28 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) |
| Architecture codename | Toliman (2008) | Dali (Zen) |
| Release date | April 2008 (16 years ago) | 7 January 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Current price | $48 | $446 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Phenom X3 8750 and Athlon Gold 3150U 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | 4500 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom X3 8750 and Athlon Gold 3150U 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM2+ | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X3 8750 and Athlon Gold 3150U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8750 and Athlon Gold 3150U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X3 8750 and Athlon Gold 3150U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| 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 Phenom X3 8750 and Athlon Gold 3150U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
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. 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 3150U outperforms Phenom X3 8750 by 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Athlon Gold 3150U outperforms Phenom X3 8750 by 178% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Athlon Gold 3150U outperforms Phenom X3 8750 by 165% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Athlon Gold 3150U outperforms Phenom X3 8750 by 111% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.93 | 2.59 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 2 |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
The Athlon Gold 3150U is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom X3 8750 in performance tests.
Note that Phenom X3 8750 is a desktop processor while Athlon Gold 3150U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom X3 8750 and Athlon Gold 3150U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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