Athlon Silver 3050e vs A12-9800

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Aggregate performance score

A12-9800
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.27
+22.7%
Athlon Silver 3050e
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.85

A12-9800 outperforms Athlon Silver 3050e by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A12-9800 and Athlon Silver 3050e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18091988
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.44no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Power efficiency3.3129.18
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)1 June 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A12-9800 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 speed3.8 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data192 KB
L2 cache2048 KB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A12-9800 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
SocketAM4FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9800 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++
FMA++
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9800 and Athlon Silver 3050e are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9800 and Athlon Silver 3050e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
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
iGPU core count8no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9800 and Athlon Silver 3050e integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9800 and Athlon Silver 3050e integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9800 and Athlon Silver 3050e.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no 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.

A12-9800 2.27
+22.7%
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.

A12-9800 3611
+22.9%
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.

A12-9800 689
Athlon Silver 3050e 716
+3.9%

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.

A12-9800 1654
+19.7%
Athlon Silver 3050e 1382

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.27 1.85
Recency 27 July 2017 1 June 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

A12-9800 has a 22.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Athlon Silver 3050e, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The A12-9800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050e in performance tests.

Note that A12-9800 is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 3050e is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A12-9800 and Athlon Silver 3050e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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