Athlon Silver 3050e vs i3-7100T

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-7100T
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.37
+28.1%
Athlon Silver 3050e
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.85

Core i3-7100T outperforms Athlon Silver 3050e by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-7100T and Athlon Silver 3050e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17781986
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.72no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Power efficiency6.4129.18
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)1 June 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$117no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-7100T 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache128 KB192 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature92 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7100T 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA1151FP5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7100T and Athlon Silver 3050e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Core i3-7100T and Athlon Silver 3050e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7100T and Athlon Silver 3050e are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7100T and Athlon Silver 3050e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 630AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-7100T and Athlon Silver 3050e integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-7100T and Athlon Silver 3050e integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-7100T and Athlon Silver 3050e integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7100T and Athlon Silver 3050e.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

i3-7100T 2.37
+28.1%
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.

i3-7100T 3760
+27.9%
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.

i3-7100T 1114
+56.2%
Athlon Silver 3050e 713

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.

i3-7100T 2236
+63.9%
Athlon Silver 3050e 1364

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.37 1.85
Integrated graphics card 3.10 2.98
Recency 3 January 2017 1 June 2020
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

i3-7100T has a 28.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 4% faster integrated GPU.

Athlon Silver 3050e, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-7100T is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050e in performance tests.

Note that Core i3-7100T is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 3050e is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-7100T and Athlon Silver 3050e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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