AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Intel Pentium Gold 6405U | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon Gold 3150U or Intel Pentium Gold 6405U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD Athlon Gold 3150U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Gold 3150U was released in Q1/2020. The Intel Pentium Gold 6405U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 6405U was released in Q4/2019. |
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AMD Athlon (29) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
AMD Athlon Gold 3000 (2) | CPU group | Intel Pentium 6000 (1) |
4 | Generation | 10 |
Dali (Zen) | Architecture | Comet Lake U |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon Gold 3150U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is 2.40 GHz (3.30 GHz) while the Intel Pentium Gold 6405U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold 6405U is at 2.40 GHz. |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold 6405U |
2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 4 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.40 GHz | Frequency | 2.40 GHz |
3.30 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
2.40 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The AMD Athlon Gold 3150U or Intel Pentium Gold 6405U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) | GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 610 |
1.00 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.30 GHz |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.95 GHz |
8 | GPU Generation | 9.5 |
14 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
3 | Max. displays | 3 |
3 | Compute units | 12 |
192 | Shader | 96 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB |
12 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) | GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 610 |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon Gold 3150U can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Intel Pentium Gold 6405U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s. |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold 6405U |
DDR4-2400 | Memory | LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2400 |
32 GB | Max. Memory | 64 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | No |
1.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | 2.0 |
8 | PCIe lanes | 12 |
7.9 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 6.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is 15 W, while the Intel Pentium Gold 6405U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold 6405U |
15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
25 W | TDP up | -- |
12 W | TDP down | 12.5 W |
95 °C | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is manufactured in 14 nm and has 5.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Gold 6405U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold 6405U |
14 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
FP5 | Socket | BGA 1528 |
AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | |
Q1/2020 | Release date | Q4/2019 |
-- | Release price | 193 $ |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
Intel UHD Graphics 610 @ 0.95 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | Intel Pentium Gold 6405U |
Unknown | Lenovo Ideapad 3 17IML05 |