AMD Athlon Gold 3150U vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050C

Processor comparisons 29-07-2021

   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Athlon Gold 3150U vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050C and decide which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, programming, rendering, video editing, streaming. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like GeekBench 6, 5.2, PCMark 10, SuperPi, Prime95, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, 7zip, Handbrake, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, PassMark, VeraCrypt, Blender, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, WPrime, Gears 5.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Last Man Standing
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Rainbow Six Siege
Halo Infinite
Cyberpunk 2077
Grand Theft Auto V
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Apex Legends
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fallout 76
Overwatch
Fortnite
DOOM: Eternal
Borderlands 3
Valorant
Watch Dogs Legion
Death Stranding
Valheim
Red Dead Redemption 2

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Silver 3050C or AMD Athlon Gold 3150U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Athlon Gold 3150U

51%

Athlon Silver 3050C

50%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Athlon Gold 3150U is 1% better than Athlon Silver 3050C. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Gold 3150U

51%

Athlon Silver 3050C

50%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.0	89.6
Valorant	102.3	101.8
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	57.0
Apex Legends	96.1	95.7
Call of Duty Warzone	76.7	76.3
Overwatch	82.8	82.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	70.2
DOOM Eternal	51.1	50.9
Warzone	79.8	79.4
Assassin's Creed	85.9	85.5
Valheim	84.9	84.5

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Athlon Gold 3150U

181%

Athlon Silver 3050C

180%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Athlon Gold 3150U is more energy efficient than the Athlon Silver 3050C since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
Cinbench 15 Single-core	127	124
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	310	312
Cinbench 20 Single-core	185	185
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	529	679
Cinbench 23 Single-core	503	384
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2419	1848

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
Single-Core	1929	1762
Multi-Core	4263	3258

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
Single-Core	816	810
Multi-Core	1945	1525

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	September 22, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FP5
Core name	Raven Ridge	Dali
Architecture	Picasso	Zen
Generation	2	1
Turbo Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.2 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	2
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2200 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2400	2400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	192KB	192KB
L2 cache	1MB	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	4MB
Overclocking	yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3150C4T2OFG	YM305CC4T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon Gold 3150U is 4% better than Athlon Silver 3050C in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is better: 23
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is better: 3
Although it should be realized that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Athlon Gold 3150U and AMD Athlon Silver 3050C before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Athlon Gold 3150U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Athlon Gold 3150U specs and review.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050C - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Athlon Silver 3050C specs and review.