AMD Athlon Silver 3050C vs Intel Core i7-3630QM

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 i7-3630QM and decide which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, machine learning, streaming, programming. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, Prime95, RealBench, Blender, PCMark 10, Handbrake, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, 7zip, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, 3DMark, Blender, MATLAB.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-3630QM 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 i7-3630QM

51%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-3630QM 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 Silver 3050C

50%

Core i7-3630QM

51%

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 play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you 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 other games in which processors were compared: Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.6	91.1
Valorant	101.8	103.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.0	58.0
Apex Legends	95.7	97.3
Call of Duty Warzone	76.3	77.6
Overwatch	82.4	83.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.2	71.4
DOOM Eternal	50.9	51.8
Warzone	79.4	80.8
Assassin's Creed	85.5	87.0
Valheim	84.5	85.9

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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. To be sure exactly how much performance 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 i7-3630QM

57%

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 Silver 3050C is more energy efficient than the Core i7-3630QM since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 45W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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 programming, machine learning, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU 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 check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that 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 i7-3630QM
Cinbench 15 Single-core	124	120
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	312	590
Cinbench 20 Single-core	185	245
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	679	1230
Cinbench 23 Single-core	384	722
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1848	3469

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C	Intel Core i7-3630QM
Single-Core	1762	1699
Multi-Core	3258	5080

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C	Intel Core i7-3630QM
Single-Core	810	780
Multi-Core	1525	3044

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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C	Intel Core i7-3630QM
Announcement date	September 22, 2020	January 01, 2012
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	rPGA988B
Core name	Dali	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	3
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		25.6 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 i7-3630QM is 4% better than Athlon Silver 3050C in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-3630QM 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 i7-3630QM is better: 29
Although it should be realized that all the data 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. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Athlon Silver 3050C and Intel Core i7-3630QM before making a choice 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 i7-3630QM specs and review.