Athlon Silver 3050U vs FX-4350

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Aggregate performance score

FX-4350
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 125 Watt
2.17
+10.7%
Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.96

FX-4350 outperforms Athlon Silver 3050U by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-4350 and Athlon Silver 3050U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18741962
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency1.5811.91
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date29 April 2013 (11 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-4350 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed4.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplierno data23
L1 cacheno data192 KB
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature61 °C95 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.275 V - Max: 1.4 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4350 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3+FP5
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4350 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++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4350 and Athlon Silver 3050U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4350 and Athlon Silver 3050U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon RX Vega 2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4350 and Athlon Silver 3050U.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

FX-4350 2.17
+10.7%
Athlon Silver 3050U 1.96

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.

FX-4350 3314
+10.8%
Athlon Silver 3050U 2992

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.

FX-4350 451
Athlon Silver 3050U 777
+72.3%

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.

FX-4350 1148
Athlon Silver 3050U 1350
+17.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.17 1.96
Recency 29 April 2013 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 15 Watt

FX-4350 has a 10.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon Silver 3050U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

The FX-4350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050U in performance tests.

Note that FX-4350 is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 3050U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4350 and Athlon Silver 3050U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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