Athlon Silver 3050e vs Athlon 64 3500+

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 3500+
2001
1 core / 1 thread, 89 Watt
0.24
Athlon Silver 3050e
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.85
+671%

Athlon Silver 3050e outperforms Athlon 64 3500+ by a whopping 671% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 3500+ and Athlon Silver 3050e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31812001
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Power efficiency0.2629.16
Architecture codenameSan Diego (2001−2005)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release dateJanuary 2001 (23 years ago)1 June 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$59no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 3500+ 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads14
Base clock speedno data1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache128 KB192 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography130 nm14 nm
Die size230 mm2no data
Number of transistors227 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 3500+ 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
Socket939FP5
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 3500+ 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-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 3500+ and Athlon Silver 3050e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD 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. 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.

Athlon 64 3500+ 0.24
Athlon Silver 3050e 1.85
+671%

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.

Athlon 64 3500+ 377
Athlon Silver 3050e 2939
+680%

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.

Athlon 64 3500+ 129
Athlon Silver 3050e 706
+447%

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.

Athlon 64 3500+ 116
Athlon Silver 3050e 1359
+1072%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.24 1.85
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 130 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 6 Watt

Athlon Silver 3050e has a 670.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1383.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Silver 3050e is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 3500+ in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 3500+ is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 3050e is a notebook one.


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