AMD Athlon Silver 3050e vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Athlon Silver 3050e vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core and see which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, video editing, programming, streaming, rendering. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, 7zip, PassMark, Furmark, Gears 5, MATLAB, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, RealBench, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, Prime95, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, SuperPi, Handbrake, PCMark 10.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD FX-8350 Eight-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-8350 Eight-Core

51%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, FX-8350 Eight-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-8350 Eight-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 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 low 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: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.3	91.0
Valorant	101.5	103.4
Cyberpunk 2077	56.8	57.9
Apex Legends	95.4	97.2
Call of Duty Warzone	76.1	77.6
Overwatch	82.2	83.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.0	71.4
DOOM Eternal	50.8	51.7
Warzone	79.2	80.7
Assassin's Creed	85.3	86.9
Valheim	84.3	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 3050e

345%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

16%

To make a finishing choice 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-8350 Eight-Core since it has less power consumption: 6W vs. 125W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. 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. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, 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 3050e	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Cinbench 15 Single-core	55	96
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	291	665
Cinbench 20 Single-core	139	209
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	634	1298
Cinbench 23 Single-core	358	581
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1724	3804

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	1440	1551
Multi-Core	3038	5940

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	622	608
Multi-Core	1302	2973

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 3050e	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	October 01, 2012
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP5	AM3+
Core name	Dali	Vishera
Architecture	Zen	Piledriver
Generation	1	1
Turbo Frequency	2.8 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	1.4 MHz	4 MHz
Cores	2	8
Threads	4	8
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR3
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2400	1866
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache	1MB	8MB
L3 cache	4MB	8MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3050C7T2OFG	FD8350FRW8KHK FD8350FRHKBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here FX-8350 Eight-Core is 65% better than Athlon Silver 3050e in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that FX-8350 Eight-Core has 6 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: 6
The number of parameters for which AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core is better: 27
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Athlon Silver 3050e and AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Athlon Silver 3050e specs and review.

• AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core specs and review.