Athlon Silver 3050U vs Core i7-7820HQ
Aggregate performance score
i7-7820HQ outperforms Athlon Silver 3050U by a whopping 140% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-7820HQ and Athlon Silver 3050U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1230 | 1876 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) | Dali (Zen) |
| Release date | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) | 7 January 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $378 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-7820HQ 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 126 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4500 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-7820HQ 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1440 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7820HQ and Athlon Silver 3050U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, 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 | no data | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | no data |
| SIPP | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-7820HQ and Athlon Silver 3050U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-7820HQ and Athlon Silver 3050U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-7820HQ and Athlon Silver 3050U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-7820HQ and Athlon Silver 3050U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 12 |
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.
Core i7-7820HQ outperforms Athlon Silver 3050U by 140% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Core i7-7820HQ outperforms Athlon Silver 3050U by 140% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Core i7-7820HQ outperforms Athlon Silver 3050U by 54% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Core i7-7820HQ outperforms Athlon Silver 3050U by 164% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.64 | 1.93 |
| Recency | 3 January 2017 | 7 January 2020 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
i7-7820HQ has a 140.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Athlon Silver 3050U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 200% lower power consumption.
The Core i7-7820HQ is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050U in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-7820HQ and Athlon Silver 3050U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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