Ryzen 9 9950X vs Athlon Silver 3050U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.88
Ryzen 9 9950X
2024
16 cores / 32 threads, 170 Watt
41.77
+2122%

Ryzen 9 9950X outperforms Athlon Silver 3050U by a whopping 2122% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 9 9950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking198658
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data65.14
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)no data
Power efficiency11.8523.24
Architecture codenameDali (Zen) (2020)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 GHz4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz5.7 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache192 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C95 °C
Number of transistors4500 Million16,630 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 data1
SocketFP5AM5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 9 9950X. 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, SMESMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 9 9950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 2 ( - 1100 MHz)AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 9 9950X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1224

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 1.88
Ryzen 9 9950X 41.77
+2122%

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 2984
Ryzen 9 9950X 66352
+2124%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Athlon Silver 3050U 1429
Ryzen 9 9950X 23568
+1549%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.88 41.77
Recency 6 January 2020 15 August 2024
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 170 Watt

Athlon Silver 3050U has 1033.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 9950X, on the other hand, has a 2121.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 9950X 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 Ryzen 9 9950X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 9 9950X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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