Athlon Silver 3050U vs i9-9990XE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i9-9990XE
2019
14 cores / 28 threads, 255 Watt
18.99
+910%
Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.88

Core i9-9990XE outperforms Athlon Silver 3050U by a whopping 910% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-9990XE and Athlon Silver 3050U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3111987
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.94no data
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i9AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency7.0511.86
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date3 January 2019 (5 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,800no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-9990XE 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads282
Base clock speed4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier4023
L1 cache896 KB192 KB
L2 cache14 MB1 MB
L3 cache19.25 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9990XE 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
Socket2066FP5
Power consumption (TDP)255 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9990XE and Athlon Silver 3050U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9990XE 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 i9-9990XE and Athlon Silver 3050U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Quad-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB32 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon RX Vega 2 ( - 1100 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9990XE and Athlon Silver 3050U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4412

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.

i9-9990XE 18.99
+910%
Athlon Silver 3050U 1.88

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.

i9-9990XE 30162
+911%
Athlon Silver 3050U 2983

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.99 1.88
Recency 3 January 2019 6 January 2020
Physical cores 14 2
Threads 28 2
Power consumption (TDP) 255 Watt 15 Watt

i9-9990XE has a 910.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads.

Athlon Silver 3050U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1600% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-9990XE is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050U in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i9-9990XE is a server/workstation processor while Athlon Silver 3050U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-9990XE and Athlon Silver 3050U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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