Athlon Silver 3050U vs Celeron 3215U

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 3215U
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.68
Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.88
+176%

Athlon Silver 3050U outperforms Celeron 3215U by a whopping 176% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 3215U and Athlon Silver 3050U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27201969
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency4.2911.86
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date1 June 2015 (9 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3215U and Athlon Silver 3050U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.7 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache128 KB192 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache2 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C95 °C
Number of transistors1300 Million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3215U and Athlon Silver 3050U 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
SocketFCBGA1168FP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3215U and Athlon Silver 3050U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Celeron 3215U and Athlon Silver 3050U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3215U and Athlon Silver 3050U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3215U and Athlon Silver 3050U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 2
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency850 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3215U and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3215U and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3215U and Athlon Silver 3050U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1212

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.

Celeron 3215U 0.68
Athlon Silver 3050U 1.88
+176%

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.

Celeron 3215U 1083
Athlon Silver 3050U 2993
+176%

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.

Celeron 3215U 332
Athlon Silver 3050U 773
+133%

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.

Celeron 3215U 588
Athlon Silver 3050U 1345
+129%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 1.88
Recency 1 June 2015 6 January 2020

Athlon Silver 3050U has a 176.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 years.

The Athlon Silver 3050U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3215U in performance tests.


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