AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150C vs Intel Core i5-4690

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Which one of the central processing units is better: AMD Athlon Gold 3150C or Intel Core i5-4690? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The AMD Athlon Gold 3150C has 2 cores and 4 threads with maximum working frequency of 3.30 GHz. The AMD Athlon Gold 3150C was released on Q3/2020.

The Intel Core i5-4690 has 4 cores with 4 threads and 3.30 GHz of frequency. The Intel Core i5-4690 was released on Q2/2014.

Differences
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
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  • Performance per watt
    15 W left arrow 84 W
    About 5.6 0.97 times less performance per watt
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Intel Core i5-4690
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  • Higher clock speed
    3.50 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
    Around 31% better clock speed
  • More number of cores
    4 left arrow 2
    2 times more cores
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
    Around 15 % better overclocked clock speed
Performance tests
Real tests AMD Athlon Gold 3150C vs Intel Core i5-4690
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
AMD Athlon Gold 3150C AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
Intel Core i5-4690 Intel Core i5-4690
CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Athlon Gold 3150C and Intel Core i5-4690 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

  • Name
    AMD Athlon Gold 3150C left arrow Intel Core i5-4690
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Athlon left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon Gold 3000 left arrow Intel Core i 4000
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Athlon Gold 3150C vs Intel Core i5-4690 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

  • Frequency
    2.40 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Athlon Gold 3150C and Intel Core i5-4690 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4600
  • GPU frequency
    1.10 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    3 left arrow 20
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 160
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 7.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 11.1
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2018 left arrow Q2/2013
Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Athlon Gold 3150C and Intel Core i5-4690. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Athlon Gold 3150C and Intel Core i5-4690 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    8 left arrow 16
Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Athlon Gold 3150C and Intel Core i5-4690.

  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Athlon Gold 3150C or Intel Core i5-4690? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 84 W
  • TDP up
    25 W left arrow --
  • TDP down
    12 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Athlon Gold 3150C and Intel Core i5-4690 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    1.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Dali (Zen) left arrow Haswell S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    FP5 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q3/2020 left arrow Q2/2014
Devices using this processor

List of devices based on AMD Athlon Gold 3150C and Intel Core i5-4690.

  • Used in
    Unknown left arrow Unknown
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