Ultra 7 268V vs Athlon Gold 3150G

Place in the ranking	1346	460
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Power efficiency	6.36	84.00
Architecture codename	Dali (2020)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	21 July 2020 (4 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon Gold 3150G and Core Ultra 7 268V 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	no data	37 MHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Gold 3150G and Core Ultra 7 268V 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	AM4	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Gold 3150G and Core Ultra 7 268V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

Athlon Gold 3150G and Core Ultra 7 268V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Gold 3150G and Core Ultra 7 268V are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Gold 3150G and Core Ultra 7 268V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4-2933

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Arc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Gold 3150G and Core Ultra 7 268V.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.37	15.09
Recency	21 July 2020	24 September 2024
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	12 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

Ultra 7 268V has a 245.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 282.4% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 7 268V is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Gold 3150G in performance tests.

Note that Athlon Gold 3150G is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 7 268V is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Gold 3150G and Core Ultra 7 268V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.