Athlon Silver 3050U vs m3-7Y30

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Aggregate performance score

Core m3-7Y30
2016
2 cores / 4 threads, 4 Watt
1.63
Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.88
+15.3%

Athlon Silver 3050U outperforms Core m3-7Y30 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core m3-7Y30 and Athlon Silver 3050U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20921986
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core m3AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency34.3011.87
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date30 August 2016 (8 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data

Detailed specifications

Core m3-7Y30 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 speed1 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier1023
L1 cache128 KB192 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache4 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core m3-7Y30 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
SocketFCBGA1515FP5
Power consumption (TDP)4.5 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core m3-7Y30 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
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
Smart Response+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core m3-7Y30 and Athlon Silver 3050U 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 m3-7Y30 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 m3-7Y30 and Athlon Silver 3050U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth29.861 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 615AMD Radeon RX Vega 2 ( - 1100 MHz)
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency900 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core m3-7Y30 and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core m3-7Y30 and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core m3-7Y30 and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core m3-7Y30 and Athlon Silver 3050U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1012

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.

m3-7Y30 1.63
Athlon Silver 3050U 1.88
+15.3%

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.

m3-7Y30 2585
Athlon Silver 3050U 2985
+15.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.63 1.88
Recency 30 August 2016 6 January 2020
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 15 Watt

m3-7Y30 has 100% more threads, and 275% lower power consumption.

Athlon Silver 3050U, on the other hand, has a 15.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.

The Athlon Silver 3050U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core m3-7Y30 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core m3-7Y30 and Athlon Silver 3050U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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