i5-1240U vs Athlon Silver 3050e
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-1240U outperforms Athlon Silver 3050e by a whopping 331% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon Silver 3050e and Core i5-1240U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1983 | 931 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) | Intel Alder Lake-M |
| Power efficiency | 29.18 | 83.79 |
| Architecture codename | Dali (Zen) (2020) | Alder Lake-U (2022) |
| Release date | 1 June 2020 (4 years ago) | 23 February 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon Silver 3050e and Core i5-1240U 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Silver 3050e and Core i5-1240U 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP5 | FCBGA1781 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Silver 3050e and Core i5-1240U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| SIPP | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon Silver 3050e and Core i5-1240U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Silver 3050e and Core i5-1240U are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Silver 3050e and Core i5-1240U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 900 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 80 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon Silver 3050e and Core i5-1240U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon Silver 3050e and Core i5-1240U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon Silver 3050e and Core i5-1240U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Silver 3050e and Core i5-1240U.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 14 |
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.
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Blender(-)
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core
7-Zip Single
7-Zip
WebXPRT 3
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.92 | 8.27 |
| Recency | 1 June 2020 | 23 February 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 10 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 9 Watt |
Athlon Silver 3050e has 50% lower power consumption.
i5-1240U, on the other hand, has a 330.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 400% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
The Core i5-1240U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050e in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Silver 3050e and Core i5-1240U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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