Athlon Silver 3050e vs Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W)

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W)
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 125 Watt
1.60
Athlon Silver 3050e
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.85
+15.6%

Athlon Silver 3050e outperforms Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Athlon Silver 3050e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21052001
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Power efficiency1.2129.16
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date7 November 2009 (15 years ago)1 June 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size258 mm2no data
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) 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
SocketAM3FP5
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Athlon Silver 3050e. 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, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Athlon Silver 3050e are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Athlon Silver 3050e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Athlon Silver 3050e.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) 1.60
Athlon Silver 3050e 1.85
+15.6%

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.

Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) 2544
Athlon Silver 3050e 2939
+15.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.60 1.85
Recency 7 November 2009 1 June 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 6 Watt

Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) has 100% more physical cores.

Athlon Silver 3050e, on the other hand, has a 15.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1983.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Silver 3050e is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) in performance tests.

Note that Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 3050e is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Athlon Silver 3050e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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