Athlon Silver 3050e vs Ryzen Z2

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Z2
2025
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
7.62
+321%
Athlon Silver 3050e
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.81

Ryzen Z2 outperforms Athlon Silver 3050e by a whopping 321% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10882162
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c)AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Power efficiency26.2529.10
DesignerAMDAMD
Architecture codenameHawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)1 June 2020 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Z2 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.3 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache512 KB192 KB
L2 cache8 MB1 MB
L3 cache16 MB4 MB
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Z2 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.

SocketFP7/FP7r2/FP8FP5
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Z2 and Athlon Silver 3050e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsAES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3MMX, 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++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Z2 and Athlon Silver 3050e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780MAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)

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.

Ryzen Z2 7.62
+321%
Athlon Silver 3050e 1.81

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Ryzen Z2 12253
+322%
Athlon Silver 3050e 2906

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.62 1.81
Integrated graphics card 17.29 2.85
Recency 6 January 2025 1 June 2020
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 6 Watt

Ryzen Z2 has a 321% higher aggregate performance score, 506.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon Silver 3050e, on the other hand, has 366.7% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen Z2 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon Silver 3050e in performance tests.

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