Athlon Silver 3050U vs Xeon X3430

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3430
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.45
Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.88
+29.7%

Athlon Silver 3050U outperforms Xeon X3430 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3430 and Athlon Silver 3050U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21841986
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.41no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency1.4411.86
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date8 September 2009 (15 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$189no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X3430 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size296 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)73 °Cno data
Number of transistors774 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3430 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156FP5
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3430 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon X3430 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 Xeon X3430 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 Xeon X3430 and Athlon Silver 3050U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon RX Vega 2 ( - 1100 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3430 and Athlon Silver 3050U.

PCIe version2.03.0
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.

Xeon X3430 1.45
Athlon Silver 3050U 1.88
+29.7%

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 X3430 2305
Athlon Silver 3050U 2983
+29.4%

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 X3430 377
Athlon Silver 3050U 774
+105%

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 X3430 1084
Athlon Silver 3050U 1346
+24.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.45 1.88
Recency 8 September 2009 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon X3430 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon Silver 3050U, on the other hand, has a 29.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Silver 3050U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X3430 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X3430 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon Silver 3050U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X3430 and Athlon Silver 3050U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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