Intel Core i5-8210Y vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
General info
Comparing Core i5-8210Y and Athlon Silver 3050U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture and sales start time and price.
Technical specs
Core i5-8210Y 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.
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-8210Y 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.
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8210Y and Athlon Silver 3050U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Security technologies
Core i5-8210Y and Athlon Silver 3050U technologies aimed at raising security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8210Y and Athlon Silver 3050U are enumerated here.
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8210Y and Athlon Silver 3050U.
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8210Y and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs.
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8210Y and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i5-8210Y and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8210Y and Athlon Silver 3050U.
Benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of Core i5-8210Y and Athlon Silver 3050U. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Overall 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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different tests, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good Core i5-8210Y and Athlon Silver 3050U are for gaming compared with game system requirements. Remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect real performance inaccurately.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8210Y
More powerful video core
Higher boost clock speed (3600 vs 3200 MHz)
Lower power consumption (7 vs 15 watts)
HyperThreading (allows one physical CPU function as two logical ones. It increases performance, since while one logical CPU is waiting for data, the second may still do useful work)
Quick Sync (hardware acceleration of video encoding and decoding for Intel CPUs. Speeds up video encoding by times, but at the cost of somewhat lower quality)
AES-NI (Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions - additional instructions for hardware acceleration of AES encryption and decryption)
vPro (a marketing umbrella term for several Intel technologies: AMT, TXT, EDB, VT, Anti-Theft and some others)
TXT (Trusted Execution Technology - protects the system against viruses and rootkits residing in BIOS or in a boot sector)
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
MemoryProtectionExtensionsVersion
IdentityProtectionTechVersion
QuickSyncVideo
DisplayPortMenu
HDMIMenu
Advantages of AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
4.3% better performance in benchmarks
Much newer (7 January 2020 vs 30 October 2018)
Cheaper ($471 vs $899)
Higher base clock speed (2300 vs 1600 MHz)
FMA4
ECCMemory
So, Core i5-8210Y or Athlon Silver 3050U?
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