Athlon Silver 3050GE vs i5-10210U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-10210U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
3.90
+36.4%
Athlon Silver 3050GE
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.86

Core i5-10210U outperforms Athlon Silver 3050GE by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-10210U and Athlon Silver 3050GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14381663
Place by popularity70not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesComet Lakeno data
Power efficiency14.767.73
Architecture codenameComet Lake-U (2019−2020)Dali (2020)
Release date21 August 2019 (5 years ago)21 July 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-10210U and Athlon Silver 3050GE 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10210U and Athlon Silver 3050GE 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1528AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10210U and Athlon Silver 3050GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-10210U and Athlon Silver 3050GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10210U and Athlon Silver 3050GE 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 i5-10210U and Athlon Silver 3050GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
Execution Units24no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-10210U and Athlon Silver 3050GE integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-10210U and Athlon Silver 3050GE integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-10210U and Athlon Silver 3050GE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10210U and Athlon Silver 3050GE.

PCIe version3.04.0
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.

i5-10210U 3.90
+36.4%
Athlon Silver 3050GE 2.86

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.

i5-10210U 6199
+36.4%
Athlon Silver 3050GE 4545

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.90 2.86
Recency 21 August 2019 21 July 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

i5-10210U has a 36.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

Athlon Silver 3050GE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-10210U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050GE in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-10210U is a notebook processor while Athlon Silver 3050GE is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-10210U and Athlon Silver 3050GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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