Athlon Silver 3050U vs i3-4150

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-4150
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.14
+13.8%
Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.88

Core i3-4150 outperforms Athlon Silver 3050U by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-4150 and Athlon Silver 3050U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18671986
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency3.7511.86
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date1 May 2014 (10 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4150 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 speed3.5 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64K (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4150 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
SocketFCLGA1150FP5
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4150 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 Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i3-4150 and Athlon Silver 3050U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4150 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 i3-4150 and Athlon Silver 3050U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR4
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 4400AMD Radeon RX Vega 2 ( - 1100 MHz)
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4150 and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4150 and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4150 and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4150 and Athlon Silver 3050U.

PCIe versionUp to 3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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.

i3-4150 2.14
+13.8%
Athlon Silver 3050U 1.88

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.

i3-4150 3396
+13.8%
Athlon Silver 3050U 2985

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.

i3-4150 1055
+36.5%
Athlon Silver 3050U 773

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.

i3-4150 2046
+52.1%
Athlon Silver 3050U 1345

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.14 1.88
Recency 1 May 2014 6 January 2020
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 15 Watt

i3-4150 has a 13.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Athlon Silver 3050U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 260% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-4150 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050U in performance tests.

Note that Core i3-4150 is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 3050U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-4150 and Athlon Silver 3050U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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