EPYC 9124 vs Athlon Silver 3050U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.96
EPYC 9124
2022
16 cores / 32 threads, 200 Watt
28.73
+1366%

EPYC 9124 outperforms Athlon Silver 3050U by a whopping 1366% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon Silver 3050U and EPYC 9124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1962170
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data22.31
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD EPYC
Power efficiency11.9113.10
Architecture codenameDali (Zen) (2020)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,083

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon Silver 3050U and EPYC 9124 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 cores2 (Dual-core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3 GHz
Multiplier2330
L1 cache192 KB1 MB
L2 cache1 MB16 MB
L3 cache4 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data4x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4500 Million26,280 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Silver 3050U and EPYC 9124 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 configurationno data2
SocketFP5SP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and EPYC 9124. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and EPYC 9124 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and EPYC 9124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size32 GB6 TiB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and EPYC 9124.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes12128

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 Silver 3050U 1.96
EPYC 9124 28.73
+1366%

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 Silver 3050U 2993
EPYC 9124 43963
+1369%

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 Silver 3050U 777
EPYC 9124 1832
+136%

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 Silver 3050U 1350
EPYC 9124 13428
+895%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.96 28.73
Recency 6 January 2020 10 November 2022
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 200 Watt

Athlon Silver 3050U has 1233.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9124, on the other hand, has a 1365.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9124 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050U in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon Silver 3050U is a notebook processor while EPYC 9124 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Silver 3050U and EPYC 9124, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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