Athlon Silver 3050e vs Core i5
Aggregate performance score
Core i5 outperforms Athlon Silver 3050e by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5 and Athlon Silver 3050e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1772 | 1886 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.75 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) |
| Architecture codename | no data | Dali (Zen) |
| Release date | 1 October 2023 (less than a year ago) | 1 June 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Current price | $190 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5 and Athlon Silver 3050e 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 cores | no data | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | no data | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | no data | 14 nm |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5 and Athlon Silver 3050e 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.
| Socket | no data | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5 and Athlon Silver 3050e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5 and Athlon Silver 3050e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
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.
Core i5 outperforms Athlon Silver 3050e by 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Athlon Silver 3050e outperforms Core i5 by 14% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.17 | 1.91 |
| Recency | 1 October 2023 | 1 June 2020 |
The Core i5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050e in performance tests.
Note that Core i5 is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 3050e is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5 and Athlon Silver 3050e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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