Athlon Silver 3050U vs i7-2657M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-2657M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
0.99
Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.88
+89.9%

Athlon Silver 3050U outperforms Core i7-2657M by an impressive 90% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2657M and Athlon Silver 3050U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24801986
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency5.5111.85
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date3 January 2011 (13 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$317no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2657M 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier1623
L1 cache128 KB192 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache4 MB4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistors624 Million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2657M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCBGA1023FP5
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2657M and Athlon Silver 3050U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXMMX, 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i7-2657M and Athlon Silver 3050U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2657M 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 Core i7-2657M and Athlon Silver 3050U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR4
Maximum memory size8.01 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 3000AMD Radeon RX Vega 2 ( - 1100 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2657M and Athlon Silver 3050U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2657M and Athlon Silver 3050U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.99 1.88
Recency 3 January 2011 6 January 2020
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 15 Watt

i7-2657M has 100% more threads.

Athlon Silver 3050U, on the other hand, has a 89.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 13.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Silver 3050U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-2657M in performance tests.


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