Athlon Gold PRO 3150GEvsRyzen Threadripper 7980X
The Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE is a low-power office chip for basic desktops, while the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is a monster workstation processor for heavy rendering and simulation.
Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
Picasso · 12 nm · 2020
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Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
Storm Peak · 5 nm · 2023
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Overall Performance Score
A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest desktop CPU available.
Side-by-Side Specs
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Which should you buy?
The Ryzen Threadripper 7980X wins decisively for heavy workloads with vastly more cores and speed, while the Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE is only for basic office tasks.
The Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE is the smarter budget pick for low-cost, low-power systems, whereas the Threadripper 7980X makes sense only for professional workstations.
Choose the Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE for a silent, energy-efficient home server that never needs to handle demanding applications.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE better than the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X?
Overall the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is the stronger processor: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (82 vs 4 out of 100), so it leads the Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE in most workloads.
How much faster is the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X than the Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE?
Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is roughly 1950% faster than the Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.
Which should you buy, the Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE or the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X?
If you want the most performance, pick the Ryzen Threadripper 7980X. If the Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.