AMD Athlon Silver 3050e vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision after reading the detailed tests AMD Athlon Silver 3050e vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, machine learning, programming, rendering, streaming. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like UserBenchmark, Handbrake, RealBench, Gears 5, SuperPi, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, Blender, 7zip, MATLAB, AIDA64, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, Blender.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD FX-6300 Six-Core or AMD Athlon Silver 3050e.

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 3050e

50%

FX-6300 Six-Core

51%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, FX-6300 Six-Core is 1% better than Athlon Silver 3050e. 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 3050e

50%

FX-6300 Six-Core

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.3	90.8
Valorant	101.5	103.2
Cyberpunk 2077	56.8	57.8
Apex Legends	95.4	97.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.1	77.4
Overwatch	82.2	83.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.0	71.2
DOOM Eternal	50.8	51.6
Warzone	79.2	80.5
Assassin's Creed	85.3	86.7
Valheim	84.3	85.7

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, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Athlon Silver 3050e

345%

FX-6300 Six-Core

22%

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 3050e is more energy efficient than the FX-6300 Six-Core since it has less power consumption: 6W vs. 95W. 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, 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 Silver 3050e	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Cinbench 15 Single-core	55	89
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	291	648
Cinbench 20 Single-core	139	186
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	634	1176
Cinbench 23 Single-core	358	567
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1724	3624

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Single-Core	1440	1463
Multi-Core	3038	4132

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Single-Core	622	652
Multi-Core	1302	2781

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. 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 benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	October 01, 2012
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP5	AM3+
Core name	Dali	Vishera
Architecture	Zen	Bulldozer
Generation	1	1
Turbo Frequency	2.8 MHz	4.1 MHz
Frequency	1.4 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	2	6
Threads	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1220 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR3
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2400	1866
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		288KB
L2 cache	1MB	6MB
L3 cache	4MB	8MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3050C7T2OFG	FD6300WMW6KHK FD6300WMHKBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here FX-6300 Six-Core is 60% better than Athlon Silver 3050e in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that FX-6300 Six-Core has 4 more core than Athlon Silver 3050e. 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 3050e is better: 7
The number of parameters for which AMD FX-6300 Six-Core is better: 27
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Athlon Silver 3050e and AMD FX-6300 Six-Core before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Athlon Silver 3050e specs and review.

• AMD FX-6300 Six-Core specs and review.