Athlon Silver 3050e vs Athlon XP 1500+
Primary details
Comparing Athlon XP 1500+ and Athlon Silver 3050e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1985 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | no data | 29.26 |
| Architecture codename | Palomino (2001) | Dali (Zen) (2020) |
| Release date | October 2001 (23 years ago) | 1 June 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon XP 1500+ 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.33 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 150 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 63 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon XP 1500+ 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | A | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon XP 1500+ and Athlon Silver 3050e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon XP 1500+ and Athlon Silver 3050e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 6 Watt |
Athlon Silver 3050e has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon XP 1500+ and Athlon Silver 3050e. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon XP 1500+ is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 3050e is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon XP 1500+ and Athlon Silver 3050e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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