Athlon Silver 3050e vs i5-661

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-661
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 87 Watt
1.61
Athlon Silver 3050e
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.92
+19.3%

Athlon Silver 3050e outperforms Core i5-661 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-661 and Athlon Silver 3050e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21041980
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.09no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Power efficiency1.6929.18
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 June 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$252no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-661 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 speed3.33 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate2.5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature70 °Cno data
Number of transistors382 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-661 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
SocketFCLGA1156FP5
Power consumption (TDP)87 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-661 and Athlon Silver 3050e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2MMX, 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 Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-661 and Athlon Silver 3050e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-661 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 i5-661 and Athlon Silver 3050e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16.38 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Clear Video HD+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-661 and Athlon Silver 3050e integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-661 and Athlon Silver 3050e.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

i5-661 1.61
Athlon Silver 3050e 1.92
+19.3%

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.

i5-661 2470
Athlon Silver 3050e 2939
+19%

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.

i5-661 483
Athlon Silver 3050e 713
+47.6%

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.

i5-661 953
Athlon Silver 3050e 1364
+43.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.61 1.92
Recency 7 January 2010 1 June 2020
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 87 Watt 6 Watt

Athlon Silver 3050e has a 19.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1350% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Silver 3050e is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-661 in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-661 is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 3050e is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-661 and Athlon Silver 3050e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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