i7-1260P vs Athlon Silver 3050U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.88
Core i7-1260P
2022
12 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
10.70
+469%

Core i7-1260P outperforms Athlon Silver 3050U by a whopping 469% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon Silver 3050U and Core i7-1260P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1986733
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)Intel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency11.8736.22
Architecture codenameDali (Zen) (2020)Alder Lake-P (2022)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon Silver 3050U and Core i7-1260P 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.7 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache192 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data217 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistors4500 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Silver 3050U and Core i7-1260P 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP5FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Core i7-1260P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon Silver 3050U and Core i7-1260P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Core i7-1260P are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Core i7-1260P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 2 ( - 1100 MHz)Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.4 GHz
Execution Unitsno data96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon Silver 3050U and Core i7-1260P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Core i7-1260P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Core i7-1260P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Core i7-1260P.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1220

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.

Athlon Silver 3050U 1.88
i7-1260P 10.70
+469%

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.

Athlon Silver 3050U 2983
i7-1260P 17004
+470%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Athlon Silver 3050U 1429
i7-1260P 9298
+551%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.88 10.70
Recency 6 January 2020 23 February 2022
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

Athlon Silver 3050U has 86.7% lower power consumption.

i7-1260P, on the other hand, has a 469.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 500% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Core i7-1260P is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Silver 3050U and Core i7-1260P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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