AMD Athlon Gold 3150U vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

Processor comparisons 29-07-2021

   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the detailed tests AMD Athlon Gold 3150U vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, rendering. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as MATLAB, Handbrake, Blender, WPrime, SuperPi, Gears 5, PassMark, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, Furmark, 3DMark, RealBench, 7zip, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 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 3050U

50%

This value 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 3050U. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Gold 3150U

51%

Athlon Silver 3050U

50%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.0	89.5
Valorant	102.3	101.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	57.0
Apex Legends	96.1	95.6
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	79.3
Assassin's Creed	85.9	85.4
Valheim	84.9	84.4

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 participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, 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 3050U

172%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor 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 3050U 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

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 3050U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	127	122
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	310	306
Cinbench 20 Single-core	185	181
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	529	666
Cinbench 23 Single-core	503	376
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2419	1812

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

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Single-Core	1929	1727
Multi-Core	4263	3194

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

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Single-Core	816	774
Multi-Core	1945	1470

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. 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 can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Athlon Gold 3150U	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	January 06, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FP5
Core name	Raven Ridge	Raven Ridge
Architecture	Picasso	Zen+
Generation	2	2
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
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	YM3050C4T2OFG

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 3050U 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: 24
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Silver 3050U is better: 1
The summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Athlon Gold 3150U and AMD Athlon Silver 3050U before making a selection 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 3050U - all data

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

• AMD Athlon Silver 3050U specs and review.