Athlon Gold 3150G vs Ryzen 5 8600G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8600G
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
15.96
+267%
Athlon Gold 3150G
2020
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.35

Ryzen 5 8600G outperforms Athlon Gold 3150G by a whopping 267% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8600G and Athlon Gold 3150G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4251362
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation50.48no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency23.126.30
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Dali (2020)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)21 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8600G 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed4.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm12 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8600G 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 configuration11
SocketAM5AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Athlon Gold 3150G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Athlon Gold 3150G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Athlon Gold 3150G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2933

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 760MAMD Radeon Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Athlon Gold 3150G.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes20no 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. 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.

Ryzen 5 8600G 15.96
+267%
Athlon Gold 3150G 4.35

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.

Ryzen 5 8600G 25353
+267%
Athlon Gold 3150G 6908

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.96 4.35
Integrated graphics card 14.96 2.98
Recency 8 January 2024 21 July 2020
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 4 nm 12 nm

Ryzen 5 8600G has a 266.9% higher aggregate performance score, 402% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 200% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 8600G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Gold 3150G in performance tests.


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