i9-12900K vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
2020
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.85
Core i9-12900K
2021
16 cores / 24 threads, 125 Watt
26.09
+438%

Core i9-12900K outperforms Athlon Gold PRO 3150G by a whopping 438% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Core i9-12900K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1249191
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data37.30
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i9
Power efficiency7.0619.75
Architecture codenameDali (2020)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date21 July 2020 (4 years ago)4 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$589

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Core i9-12900K 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache96K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data215.25 mm2"
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Core i9-12900K 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
SocketAM4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Core i9-12900K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Core i9-12900K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Core i9-12900K are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Core i9-12900K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon Vega 3Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.55 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Core i9-12900K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Core i9-12900K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Core i9-12900K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Core i9-12900K.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 PRO 3150G 4.85
i9-12900K 26.09
+438%

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.

Athlon Gold PRO 3150G 7702
i9-12900K 41435
+438%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.85 26.09
Integrated graphics card 2.98 6.16
Recency 21 July 2020 4 November 2021
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 12 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Athlon Gold PRO 3150G has 92.3% lower power consumption.

i9-12900K, on the other hand, has a 437.9% higher aggregate performance score, 106.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 300% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i9-12900K is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Gold PRO 3150G in performance tests.


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