Athlon Silver 3050U vs Xeon E5-2676 V3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2676 V3
2015
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
8.84
+351%
Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.96

Xeon E5-2676 V3 outperforms Athlon Silver 3050U by a whopping 351% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Athlon Silver 3050U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8811964
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency6.7211.91
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release dateJune 2015 (9 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2676 V3 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads242
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64K (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2676 V3 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 configuration2no data
Socket2011-3FP5
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Athlon Silver 3050U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Athlon Silver 3050U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Athlon Silver 3050U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Athlon Silver 3050U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Athlon Silver 3050U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4012

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.

Xeon E5-2676 V3 8.84
+351%
Athlon Silver 3050U 1.96

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.

Xeon E5-2676 V3 13524
+352%
Athlon Silver 3050U 2992

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.

Xeon E5-2676 V3 629
Athlon Silver 3050U 775
+23.2%

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.

Xeon E5-2676 V3 2308
+71.2%
Athlon Silver 3050U 1348

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.84 1.96
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 24 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2676 V3 has a 351% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.

Athlon Silver 3050U, on the other hand, has a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2676 V3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2676 V3 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon Silver 3050U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2676 V3 and Athlon Silver 3050U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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