AMD Athlon Silver 3050C vs Intel Core i5-6200U

Processor comparisons 17-07-2021

   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the AMD Athlon Silver 3050C vs Intel Core i5-6200U tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like RealBench, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, AIDA64, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, MATLAB, WPrime, 7zip, Blender, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-6200U 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 i5-6200U

50%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Silver 3050C

50%

Core i5-6200U

50%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.6	89.7
Valorant	101.8	102.0
Cyberpunk 2077	57.0	57.1
Apex Legends	95.7	95.8
Call of Duty Warzone	76.3	76.5
Overwatch	82.4	82.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.2	70.4
DOOM Eternal	50.9	51.0
Warzone	79.4	79.5
Assassin's Creed	85.5	85.6
Valheim	84.5	84.6

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 tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. 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 Silver 3050C

180%

Core i5-6200U

157%

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 Silver 3050C is more energy efficient than the Core i5-6200U as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to 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 streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has. 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 run, and all the benefit 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 Silver 3050C	Intel Core i5-6200U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	124	119
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	312	290
Cinbench 20 Single-core	185	282
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	679	735
Cinbench 23 Single-core	384	716
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1848	1706

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C	Intel Core i5-6200U
Single-Core	1762	1586
Multi-Core	3258	3019

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C	Intel Core i5-6200U
Single-Core	810	707
Multi-Core	1525	1691

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 newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C	Intel Core i5-6200U
Announcement date	September 22, 2020	April 01, 2015
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FCBGA1356
Core name	Dali	Skylake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	6
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	2.8 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	2	4
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1750 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
L1 cache	192KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	3 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. 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: 12
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-6200U is better: 22
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the text above 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 real owners of AMD Athlon Silver 3050C and Intel Core i5-6200U before making a choice which processor 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 i5-6200U specs and review.