AMD Athlon Silver 3050C vs Intel Core i5-2400

Processor comparisons   17-07-2021
   For example there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Athlon Silver 3050C vs Intel Core i5-2400 and see which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, rendering, streaming, video editing. Here you can find useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark, RealBench, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Prime95, 3DMark, Blender, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, WPrime, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, MATLAB, Furmark, Gears 5, AIDA64, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, Handbrake.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-2400 or AMD Athlon Silver 3050C.

Summary benchmark results

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

Athlon Silver 3050C

50%

Core i5-2400

51%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-2400 is 1% better than Athlon Silver 3050C. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Silver 3050C

50%

Core i5-2400

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that 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 little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.6	90.5
Valorant	101.8	102.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.0	57.6
Apex Legends	95.7	96.7
Call of Duty Warzone	76.3	77.2
Overwatch	82.4	83.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.2	71.0
DOOM Eternal	50.9	51.4
Warzone	79.4	80.2
Assassin's Creed	85.5	86.4
Valheim	84.5	85.4

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 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: 2K, FullHD 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Athlon Silver 3050C

180%

Core i5-2400

26%

To make a finishing 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 Silver 3050C is more energy efficient than the Core i5-2400 since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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 Silver 3050C	Intel Core i5-2400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	124	104
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	312	378
Cinbench 20 Single-core	185	267
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	679	941
Cinbench 23 Single-core	384	635
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1848	2350

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C	Intel Core i5-2400
Single-Core	1762	1589
Multi-Core	3258	3799

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C	Intel Core i5-2400
Single-Core	810	756
Multi-Core	1525	2483

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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C	Intel Core i5-2400
Announcement date	September 22, 2020	October 01, 2010
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP5	LGA1155
Core name	Dali	Sandy Bridge
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	2
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	2480 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR3 1066/1333
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
L1 cache	192KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM305CC4T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-2400 is 25% better than Athlon Silver 3050C in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-2400 has 2 more core than Athlon Silver 3050C. 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 Silver 3050C is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-2400 is better: 29
However, it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Athlon Silver 3050C and Intel Core i5-2400 before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

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.

• Intel Core i5-2400 specs and review.