Athlon Silver 3050e vs A10-7870K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-7870K
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.19
+18.4%
Athlon Silver 3050e
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.85

A10-7870K outperforms Athlon Silver 3050e by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-7870K and Athlon Silver 3050e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18522001
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.49no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Power efficiency2.1829.16
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date28 May 2015 (9 years ago)1 June 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$120no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-7870K 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.9 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache256 KB192 KB
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7870K 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2+FP5
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7870K and Athlon Silver 3050e. 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, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4+
AVXAVX+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7870K and Athlon Silver 3050e are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7870K and Athlon Silver 3050e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR4
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)
iGPU core count8no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์512no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7870K and Athlon Silver 3050e integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7870K and Athlon Silver 3050e integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7870K and Athlon Silver 3050e.

PCIe version3.0no 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.

A10-7870K 2.19
+18.4%
Athlon Silver 3050e 1.85

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.

A10-7870K 3471
+18.1%
Athlon Silver 3050e 2939

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.

A10-7870K 475
Athlon Silver 3050e 706
+48.6%

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.

A10-7870K 1218
Athlon Silver 3050e 1359
+11.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.19 1.85
Recency 28 May 2015 1 June 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 6 Watt

A10-7870K has a 18.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Athlon Silver 3050e, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1483.3% lower power consumption.

The A10-7870K is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050e in performance tests.

Note that A10-7870K is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 3050e is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A10-7870K and Athlon Silver 3050e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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