Ryzen 9 7950X vs Athlon Silver 3050U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.88
Ryzen 9 7950X
2022
16 cores / 32 threads, 170 Watt
39.46
+1999%

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Athlon Silver 3050U by a whopping 1999% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 9 7950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking198667
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)no data
Power efficiency11.8521.95
Architecture codenameDali (Zen) (2020)Raphael (Zen 4) (2022)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 9 7950X 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speed2.3 GHz4.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz5.7 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache192 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die sizeno dataCCD = 2x 70 sq. mm, I/O = 122 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data47 °C
Number of transistors4500 Million13140 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 9 7950X 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
SocketFP5AM5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 9 7950X. 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, SMECCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm, 0.650 - 1.475 V
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 9 7950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 9 7950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 2 ( - 1100 MHz)AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 9 7950X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1224

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
Ryzen 9 7950X 39.46
+1999%

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 2984
Ryzen 9 7950X 62680
+2001%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon Silver 3050U 774
Ryzen 9 7950X 2985
+286%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon Silver 3050U 1346
Ryzen 9 7950X 19448
+1345%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Athlon Silver 3050U 1429
Ryzen 9 7950X 23897
+1572%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.88 39.46
Recency 6 January 2020 27 September 2022
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 170 Watt

Athlon Silver 3050U has 1033.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7950X, on the other hand, has a 1998.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 7950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050U in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon Silver 3050U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 7950X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 9 7950X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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