Athlon Gold 3150G vs Athlon II X4 641
Aggregate performance score
Athlon Gold 3150G outperforms Athlon II X4 641 by a whopping 201% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II X4 641 and Athlon Gold 3150G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2165 | 1344 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.37 | 6.36 |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Dali (2020) |
| Release date | 6 February 2012 (12 years ago) | 21 July 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II X4 641 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X4 641 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FM1 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 641 and Athlon Gold 3150G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 641 and Athlon Gold 3150G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 641 and Athlon Gold 3150G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2933 |
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 Athlon II X4 641 and Athlon Gold 3150G.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.48 | 4.45 |
| Recency | 6 February 2012 | 21 July 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 65 Watt |
Athlon Gold 3150G has a 200.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 53.8% lower power consumption.
The Athlon Gold 3150G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 641 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 641 and Athlon Gold 3150G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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