Athlon Silver 3050U vs i7-840QM

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-840QM
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
1.23
Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.88
+52.8%

Athlon Silver 3050U outperforms Core i7-840QM by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-840QM and Athlon Silver 3050U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23251987
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency2.5911.86
Architecture codenameClarksfield (2009−2010)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date22 June 2010 (14 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$568no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-840QM 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed1.86 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier1423
L1 cache256 KB192 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size296 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistors774 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-840QM 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCPGA988,PGA988FP5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-840QM and Athlon Silver 3050U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2MMX, 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-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE36 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i7-840QM 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 i7-840QM 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 i7-840QM and Athlon Silver 3050U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardNoneAMD Radeon RX Vega 2 ( - 1100 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-840QM and Athlon Silver 3050U.

PCIe version23.0
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.

i7-840QM 1.23
Athlon Silver 3050U 1.88
+52.8%

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.

i7-840QM 1952
Athlon Silver 3050U 2983
+52.8%

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.

i7-840QM 386
Athlon Silver 3050U 774
+101%

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.

i7-840QM 1044
Athlon Silver 3050U 1346
+28.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.23 1.88
Recency 22 June 2010 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

i7-840QM has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Athlon Silver 3050U, on the other hand, has a 52.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Silver 3050U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-840QM in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-840QM and Athlon Silver 3050U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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