Athlon Silver 3050U vs M-5Y10c

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Aggregate performance score

Core M-5Y10c
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 4 Watt
1.19
Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.88
+58%

Athlon Silver 3050U outperforms Core M-5Y10c by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core M-5Y10c and Athlon Silver 3050U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23441971
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core MAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency22.5211.86
Architecture codenameBroadwell-Y (2014)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date27 October 2014 (10 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data

Detailed specifications

Core M-5Y10c and Athlon Silver 3050U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed0.8 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64K (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size50 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C95 °C
Number of transistors1300 Million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core M-5Y10c and Athlon Silver 3050U 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
SocketFCBGA1234FP5
Power consumption (TDP)4.5 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core M-5Y10c and Athlon Silver 3050U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core M-5Y10c and Athlon Silver 3050U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core M-5Y10c and Athlon Silver 3050U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core M-5Y10c and Athlon Silver 3050U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 5300AMD Radeon RX Vega 2
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency800 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core M-5Y10c and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core M-5Y10c and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core M-5Y10c and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core M-5Y10c and Athlon Silver 3050U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1212

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.

M-5Y10c 1.19
Athlon Silver 3050U 1.88
+58%

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.

M-5Y10c 1892
Athlon Silver 3050U 2993
+58.2%

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.

M-5Y10c 620
Athlon Silver 3050U 773
+24.7%

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.

M-5Y10c 1208
Athlon Silver 3050U 1345
+11.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.19 1.88
Recency 27 October 2014 6 January 2020
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 15 Watt

M-5Y10c has 100% more threads, and 275% lower power consumption.

Athlon Silver 3050U, on the other hand, has a 58% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 years.

The Athlon Silver 3050U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core M-5Y10c in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core M-5Y10c and Athlon Silver 3050U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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