Athlon Silver 3050GE vs Xeon W-2150B
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-2150B outperforms Athlon Silver 3050GE by a whopping 351% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-2150B and Athlon Silver 3050GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 584 | 1663 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.18 | 7.73 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Dali (2020) |
| Release date | 21 December 2017 (6 years ago) | 21 July 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2150B and Athlon Silver 3050GE 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 20 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 30 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 13.75 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 68 °C | 95 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2150B and Athlon Silver 3050GE 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) | 1 |
| Socket | 2066 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2150B and Athlon Silver 3050GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2150B and Athlon Silver 3050GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2150B and Athlon Silver 3050GE 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 Xeon W-2150B and Athlon Silver 3050GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2150B and Athlon Silver 3050GE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.91 | 2.86 |
| Recency | 21 December 2017 | 21 July 2020 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 2 |
| Threads | 20 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon W-2150B has a 351.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads.
Athlon Silver 3050GE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 242.9% lower power consumption.
The Xeon W-2150B is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050GE in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W-2150B is a server/workstation processor while Athlon Silver 3050GE is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2150B and Athlon Silver 3050GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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