Athlon Silver 3050e vs Athlon X4 860K

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 860K
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.16
+16.8%
Athlon Silver 3050e
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.85

Athlon X4 860K outperforms Athlon Silver 3050e by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 860K and Athlon Silver 3050e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18471988
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Power efficiency2.1529.18
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date12 August 2014 (10 years ago)1 June 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 860K and Athlon Silver 3050e 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.7 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache256K192 KB
L2 cache4 MB1 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 860K and Athlon Silver 3050e 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2+FP5
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 860K and Athlon Silver 3050e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 860K and Athlon Silver 3050e are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 860K and Athlon Silver 3050e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 860K and Athlon Silver 3050e.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

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 X4 860K 2.16
+16.8%
Athlon Silver 3050e 1.85

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 X4 860K 3434
+16.8%
Athlon Silver 3050e 2939

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 X4 860K 460
Athlon Silver 3050e 716
+55.7%

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 X4 860K 1130
Athlon Silver 3050e 1382
+22.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.16 1.85
Recency 12 August 2014 1 June 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 6 Watt

Athlon X4 860K has a 16.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Athlon Silver 3050e, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1483.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon X4 860K is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050e in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 860K is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 3050e is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 860K and Athlon Silver 3050e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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