Athlon Silver 3050U vs i3-3210

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-3210
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 55 Watt
1.41
Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.88
+33.3%

Athlon Silver 3050U outperforms Core i3-3210 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-3210 and Athlon Silver 3050U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22231986
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.20no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency2.4311.86
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date1 January 2013 (11 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$120no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-3210 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 speed3.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache3072 KB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size94 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-3210 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
SocketFCLGA1155FP5
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-3210 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® AVXMMX, 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
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
FDI+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i3-3210 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+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-3210 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 i3-3210 and Athlon Silver 3050U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 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 2500AMD Radeon RX Vega 2 ( - 1100 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-3210 and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-3210 and Athlon Silver 3050U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

i3-3210 1.41
Athlon Silver 3050U 1.88
+33.3%

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.

i3-3210 2233
Athlon Silver 3050U 2983
+33.6%

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.

i3-3210 507
Athlon Silver 3050U 774
+52.7%

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.

i3-3210 1032
Athlon Silver 3050U 1346
+30.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.41 1.88
Recency 1 January 2013 6 January 2020
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 15 Watt

i3-3210 has 100% more threads.

Athlon Silver 3050U, on the other hand, has a 33.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Silver 3050U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-3210 in performance tests.

Note that Core i3-3210 is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 3050U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-3210 and Athlon Silver 3050U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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