Athlon Silver 3050U [in 1 benchmark]
Summary
AMD started Athlon Silver 3050U sales 7 January 2020. This is a Dali (Zen) architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3200 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FP5 processor with a TDP of 15 Watt. It supports DDR4-2400 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at
2.37%
of a leader’s which is AMD EPYC 9654.
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General info
Athlon Silver 3050U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 1676 | |
| Place by popularity | 98 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Series | AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) | |
| Architecture codename | Dali (Zen) | |
| Release date | 7 January 2020 (3 years old) | |
| Current price | $471 | of 14999 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | of 4.7 (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | of 6 (Core i9-13900KS) |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | of 36 (Apple M2 Max) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | of 768 (EPYC 7373X) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | of 4 (Ryzen 9 7940HS) |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | of 110 (Atom x7-E3950) |
| Number of transistors | 4500 Million | of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Silver 3050U compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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.
| Socket | FP5 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Athlon Silver 3050U. You’ll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | |
| AES-NI | + | |
| FMA | + | |
| AVX | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies.
Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Athlon Silver 3050U’s memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | of 5600 (Ryzen 9 7940HS) |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3) |
| Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | of 460.8 (EPYC 9124) |
| ECC memory support | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Athlon Silver 3050U.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | of 5 (Core i9-12900K) |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | of 128 (EPYC 7551P) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Athlon Silver 3050U. Overall benchmark performance 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.
Athlon Silver 3050U
2.37
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Athlon Silver 3050U
2987
Relative perfomance
Overall Athlon Silver 3050U performance compared to nearest competitors among notebook CPUs.
Intel Core i5-6200U
100.42
Intel Core i5-4300M
100.42
Intel Core i5-4308U
100
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
100
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
99.58
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1305G
99.58
Intel Core i7-3540M
98.73
Intel equivalent
According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to Athlon Silver 3050U is Core i5-4308U, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our ranking.
Core i54308U
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Here are some closest Intel rivals to Athlon Silver 3050U:
Intel Core i5-4300M
100.42
Intel Core i5-6200U
100.42
Intel Core i5-4308U
100
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
100
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
99.58
Intel Core i5-3380M
98.73
Intel Core i7-5550U
98.73
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Athlon Silver 3050U, according to our PC configuration statistics.
Radeon
Graphics
27.6%
Radeon RX
Vega 3
6.7%
HD
Graphics 4000
6.2%
GeForce GTX
660
4.8%
Radeon RX
Vega 2
4.4%
GeForce GTX
1050 Ti
3.4%
Radeon RX
Vega 7
3.1%
GeForce GTX
1650
2.8%
UHD
Graphics 630
2.4%
These are the fastest graphics cards for Athlon Silver 3050U in our user configuration statistics.
There is a total of 17557 configurations based on Athlon Silver 3050U in our database.
GeForce RTX
4090
0.9% (157/17557)
GeForce RTX
4070 Ti
0.02% (4/17557)
GeForce RTX
3090 Ti
0.7% (123/17557)
Radeon RX
7900 XT
0.01% (2/17557)
Radeon RX
6950 XT
0.05% (9/17557)
GeForce RTX
3080 Ti
1% (176/17557)
Radeon RX
6900 XT
0.6% (101/17557)
GeForce RTX
4070
0.
006% (1/17557)
GeForce RTX
3090
0.7% (121/17557)
GeForce RTX
3080
0.06% (10/17557)
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050U review
45points
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
€158
€158
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Why is AMD Athlon Silver 3050U better than the average?
- Semiconductor size?
14nmvs16.38nm - GPU clock speed?
1100MHzvs418.
64MHz - Thermal Design Power (TDP)?
15Wvs47.42W - L1 cache?
384KBvs296.16KB - L2 core?
0.5MB/corevs0.45MB/core - OpenGL version?
4.6vs4.28 - L3 core?
2MB/corevs1.79MB/core - OpenCL version?
2.2vs1.9
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Price comparison
| Product | Store | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
AMD Athlon 3000G (3. 5GHz, 2Core, 5MB, 35…AMD Athlon 3000G (3.5GHz, 2Core, 5MB, 35W) |
€158 | ||
| AMD Athlon 3000G 3.5 GHz Dual-Core Quad-…AMD Athlon 3000G 3.5 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread Tray-Processor CPU YD3000C6M2OFH AM4 Sockel | €99 | ||
| AMD YD200GC6FBBOX Athlon 200GE Retail AM…AMD YD200GC6FBBOX Athlon 200GE Retail AM4 Dual Core 3, 30 GHz CPU — Schwarz | €100 | ||
User reviews
Overall rating
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
12 User reviews
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
8.2/10
12 User reviews
Features
Value for money
8.5/10
11 votes
Gaming
6.8/10
11 votes
Performance
7.9/10
11 votes
Reliability
7.4/10
11 votes
Energy efficiency
8.9/10
11 votes
Performance
CPU speed
2 x 2.3GHz
The CPU speed indicates how many processing cycles per second can be executed by a CPU, considering all of its cores (processing units).
It is calculated by adding the clock rates of each core or, in the case of multi-core processors employing different microarchitectures, of each group of cores.
CPU threads
More threads result in faster performance and better multitasking.
turbo clock speed
3.2GHz
When the CPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.
Has an unlocked multiplier
✖AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Some processors come with an unlocked multiplier which makes them easy to overclock, allowing you to gain increased performance in games and other apps.
L2 cache
A larger L2 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
L3 cache
A larger L3 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
L1 cache
A larger L1 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
L2 core
0.5MB/core
More data can be stored in the L2 cache for access by each core of the CPU.
L3 core
2MB/core
More data can be stored in the L3 cache for access by each core of the CPU.
Benchmarks
PassMark result
This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using multiple threads.
PassMark result (single)
This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using a single thread.
Cinebench R20 (multi) result
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
Cinebench R20 is a benchmark tool that measures a CPU’s multi-core performance by rendering a 3D scene.
Cinebench R20 (single) result
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
Cinebench R20 is a benchmark tool that measures a CPU’s single-core performance by rendering a 3D scene.
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor’s multi-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2023)
Geekbench 5 result (single)
Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor’s single-core performance.
(Source: Primate Labs, 2023)
Blender (bmw27) result
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
The Blender (bmw27) benchmark measures the performance of a processor by rendering a 3D scene. More powerful processors can render the scene in less time.
Blender (classroom) result
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The Blender (classroom) benchmark measures the performance of a processor by rendering a 3D scene. More powerful processors can render the scene in less time.
performance per watt
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This means the CPU is more efficient, giving a greater amount of performance for each watt of power used.
Integrated graphics
GPU clock speed
1100MHz
The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.
GPU turbo
1100MHz
When the GPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.
GPU execution units
A graphics processing unit (GPU) with a greater number of execution units can deliver better graphics.
supported displays
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
Using multiple displays you can create a larger workspace, making it easier to work across multiple apps.
DirectX version
DirectX is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.
OpenGL version
OpenGL is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.
OpenCL version
Some apps use OpenCL to apply the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.
texture mapping units (TMUs)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
TMUs take textures and map them to the geometry of a 3D scene. More TMUs will typically mean that texture information is processed faster.
render output units (ROPs)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
The ROPs are responsible for some of the final steps of the rendering process, writing the final pixel data to memory and carrying out other tasks such as anti-aliasing to improve the look of graphics.
Memory
RAM speed
2400MHz
It can support faster memory, which will give quicker system performance.
maximum memory bandwidth
35.76GB/s
This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.
DDR memory version
DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is the most common type of RAM. Newer versions of DDR memory support higher maximum speeds and are more energy-efficient.
memory channels
More memory channels increases the speed of data transfer between the memory and the CPU.
maximum memory amount
The maximum amount of memory (RAM) supported.
bus transfer rate
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.
Supports ECC memory
✔AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.
eMMC version
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
A higher version of eMMC allows faster memory interfaces, having a positive effect on the performance of a device. For example, when transferring files from your computer to the internal storage over USB.
bus speed
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.
Features
instruction sets
SSE 4.2, SSE 4.1, AVX, AES, FMA3, F16C, MMX
Instruction sets are sets of codes that the CPU runs for certain functions.
uses multithreading
✔AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Multithreading technology (such as Intel’s Hyperthreading or AMD’s Simultaneous Multithreading) provides increased performance by splitting each of the processor’s physical cores into virtual cores, also known as threads. This way, each core can run two instruction streams at once.
bits executed at a time
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
NEON provides acceleration for media processing, such as listening to MP3s.
Has TrustZone
✖AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
A technology integrated into the processor to secure the device for use with features such as mobile payments and streaming video using digital rights management (DRM).
front-end width
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
The CPU can decode more instructions per clock (IPC), meaning that the CPU performs better
Has NX bit
✔AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
NX bit helps protect the computer from malicious attacks.
VFP version
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
Vector Floating-Point (VFP) is used by the processor to deliver increased performance in areas such as digital imaging.
Miscellaneous
Has AES
✔AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
AES is used to speed up encryption and decryption.
Price comparison
| Product | Store | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
AMD Athlon 3000G (3. 5GHz, 2Core, 5MB, 35…AMD Athlon 3000G (3.5GHz, 2Core, 5MB, 35W) |
€158 | ||
| AMD Athlon 3000G 3.5 GHz Dual-Core Quad-…AMD Athlon 3000G 3.5 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread Tray-Processor CPU YD3000C6M2OFH AM4 Sockel | €99 | ||
| AMD YD200GC6FBBOX Athlon 200GE Retail AM…AMD YD200GC6FBBOX Athlon 200GE Retail AM4 Dual Core 3, 30 GHz CPU — Schwarz | €100 | ||
Athlon Silver 3050U [in 1 benchmark]
Description
AMD started Athlon Silver 3050U sales on January 7, 2020. This is Dali (Zen) architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads and is manufactured using 14 nm process technology, the maximum frequency is 3200 MHz, the multiplier is locked.
In terms of compatibility, this is an FP5 socket processor with a TDP of 15W. It supports DDR4-2400 memory.
It provides poor benchmark performance at
2.
37%
from the leader AMD EPYC 9654
Information about the type (desktop or laptop) and architecture of the Athlon Silver 3050U, as well as when sales started and cost at that time.
Athlon Silver 3050U quantitative parameters such as number of cores and threads, clock speeds, manufacturing process, cache size and multiplier lock state.
Information on Athlon Silver 3050U compatibility with other computer components. Please note that the power consumption of some processors can significantly exceed their nominal TDP even without overclocking. Some may even double their claims if the motherboard allows you to adjust the power settings of the processor.
Here are the technology solutions supported by the Athlon Silver 3050U and additional instruction sets. This information is needed if the processor is required to support specific technologies.
Technologies supported by Athlon Silver 3050U that speed up virtual machines are listed.
Types, maximum size and channels of RAM supported by Athlon Silver 3050U. Higher memory frequency may be supported depending on the motherboard. 9003 5
General parameters of the integrated graphics card in Athlon Silver 3050U.
Athlon Silver 3050U supported peripherals and how to connect them.
These are the results of the Athlon Silver 3050U performance tests in non-gaming benchmarks. The overall score is set from 0 to 100, where 100 corresponds to the fastest processor at the moment. This is our overall performance rating. We regularly improve our algorithms, but if you find any inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in the comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Athlon Silver 3050U Passmark CPU Mark is a widely used benchmark consisting of 8 different tests, including integer and floating point calculations, extended instruction tests, compression, encryption and game physics calculations. Benchmark coverage: 68%
Athlon Silver 3050U
Athlon Silver 3050U overall performance compared to nearby competitors in notebook processors.
Intel Core i5-6200U
Intel Core i5-4300M
Intel Core i5-4308U
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1305G
Intel Core i7-3540M
We believe that the closest equivalent to Athlon Silver 3050U from Intel is Core i5-4308U, which is approximately equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our rating. Core i5 4308U Compare
Here are some of Intel’s closest competitors to the Athlon Silver 3050U:
Intel Core i5-4300M
Intel Core i5-6200U
Intel Core i5-4308U
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
Intel Core i5-3380M
Intel Core i7-5550U Here we recommend several processors that are more or less similar in performance to the reviewed one. Pentium Gold 6500Y Compare Core i3 10100Y 027 Compare Core m3 8100Y Compare Pentium Silver N6000 Compare We have 17557 configurations based on Athlon Silver 3050U in our database. According to statistics, these cards are most often used with Athlon Silver 3050U: 27.6% 6.7% 6.2% 4.8% 4.4% 3.4% 3.1% 2.8% 2.4% Here are the most powerful video cards used with Athlon Silver 3050U according to user statistics: 0.9% (157/17557) 0. 0.7% (123/17557) 0.01% (2/17557) 0.05% (9/17557) 1% (176/17557) 0.6% (101/17557) 0.006% (1/17557) 0.7% (121/17557) 0.06% (10/17557)
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Rank in performance
1676
Rank in popularity
98 900 37
Type
Notebook
Series
AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Architecture code name
Dali (Zen)
Release date
January 7, 2020 (3 years ago)
Price now 900 37
$471
out of 14999 (Xeon Platinum 9282)
Features
They indirectly speak about the performance of the processor, but for an accurate assessment it is necessary to consider the results of the tests.
Core
2
Base frequency
2.3 GHz
of 4.7 (FX-9590) Cache Level 1
192 Kb
of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 Cache
1MB
of 36 (Apple M2 Max)
L3 cache
4 Mb
of 768 (EPYC 7373X)
Process
14 nm 90 037
of 4 (Ryzen 9 7940HS)
Max core temperature
95°C
of 110 (Atom x7-E3950)
Number of transistors 0037
of 9
0 (Ryzen 5 7645HX)
64 bit support
+
Windows 11 compatible 3 Compatible
Useful, for example, when choosing the configuration of a future computer or to upgrade an existing one.
Socket
FP5
TDP
15 W
of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)
Technology and additional instructions
Extended instructions
XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
+
FMA
+
AVX
+
Virtualization Technologies 900 03
AMD-V
+
Memory support
Memory types
DDR4-2400
of 5600 (Ryzen 9 7940HS)
Allowable memory
32 GB
of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)
Number of memory channels
2
out of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Memory bandwidth
38.397 Gb/s
of 460.8 (EPYC 9124)
ECC support
+
Built-in video — specifications
GPU
AMD Radeon RX Vega 2
Peripherals 9000 3
PCI Express revision
3.0
of 5 (Core i9-12900K)
Number of PCI-Express lanes
12
of 128 (EPYC 7551P)
Benchmark tests
Overall test performance
2.37
Passmark
Also includes a separate single-threaded test.
2987
Relative capacity
100.42
100.42
100
100
99.58
99.58
98.73
Competitor from Intel
100.
42
100.42
100
100
99.58
98.73
98.73
Other processors
Ryzen
Embedded R1305G
Best graphics cards for Athlon Silver 3050U
Radeon
Graphics
Radeon RX
Vega 3
HD
Graphics 4000
GeForce GTX
660
Radeon RX
Vega 2
GeForce GTX
1050 Ti
Radeon RX
Vega 7
GeForce GTX
1650
UHD
Graphics 630
GeForce RTX
4090
GeForce RTX
4070 Ti
02% (4/17557)
GeForce RTX
3090 Ti
Radeon RX
7900XT
Radeon RX
6950XT
GeForce RTX
3080 Ti
Radeon RX
6900XT
GeForce RTX
4070
GeForce RTX
3090
GeForce RTX
3080
User rating
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