Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs i7-3720QM

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-3720QM
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
3.57
Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
2020
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
4.41
+23.5%

Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE outperforms Core i7-3720QM by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-3720QM and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15251343
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency7.5011.92
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Dali (2020)
Release date29 April 2012 (12 years ago)21 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-3720QM and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm12 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3720QM and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE 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
SocketFCBGA1224, FCPGA988AM4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3720QM and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-3720QM and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3720QM and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3720QM and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 4000AMD Radeon Vega 3
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-3720QM and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3720QM and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

i7-3720QM 3.57
Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE 4.41
+23.5%

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.

i7-3720QM 5667
Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE 7006
+23.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.57 4.41
Integrated graphics card 1.18 2.98
Recency 29 April 2012 21 July 2020
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

i7-3720QM has 100% more threads.

Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE, on the other hand, has a 23.5% higher aggregate performance score, 152.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, a 83.3% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-3720QM in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-3720QM is a notebook processor while Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-3720QM and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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