Athlon Gold PRO 3150G vs i7-8510Y

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-8510Y and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1238
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i7	no data
Power efficiency	no data	7.06
Architecture codename	Amber Lake (2018−2019)	Dali (2020)
Release date	4 April 2019 (5 years ago)	21 July 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-8510Y and Athlon Gold PRO 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	18	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8510Y and Athlon Gold PRO 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1515	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8510Y and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-8510Y and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8510Y and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G 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 i7-8510Y and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 617	AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8510Y and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8510Y and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-8510Y and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8510Y and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	10	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	2.23	2.98
Recency	4 April 2019	21 July 2020
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	65 Watt

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