Athlon Silver 3050e vs FX-9370
Aggregate performance score
FX-9370 outperforms Athlon Silver 3050e by a whopping 113% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing FX-9370 and Athlon Silver 3050e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1432 | 1986 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 1.69 | 29.18 |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Dali (Zen) (2020) |
| Release date | 6 July 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 June 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
FX-9370 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 8192 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 57 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-9370 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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM3+ | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 220 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9370 and Athlon Silver 3050e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9370 and Athlon Silver 3050e are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9370 and Athlon Silver 3050e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9370 and Athlon Silver 3050e.
| PCIe version | n/a | no 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.94 | 1.85 |
| Recency | 6 July 2013 | 1 June 2020 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 220 Watt | 6 Watt |
FX-9370 has a 113% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Athlon Silver 3050e, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 3566.7% lower power consumption.
The FX-9370 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050e in performance tests.
Note that FX-9370 is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 3050e is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-9370 and Athlon Silver 3050e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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