AMD Athlon Silver 3050e vs Intel Core i5-3210M

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Athlon Silver 3050e vs Intel Core i5-3210M and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, streaming, rendering, programming, machine learning. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like SuperPi, VeraCrypt, MATLAB, AIDA64, Blender, UserBenchmark, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, 3DMark, Gears 5, Handbrake, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, Furmark, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, PCMark 10.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

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 Intel Core i5-3210M 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%

Core i5-3210M

50%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Silver 3050e

50%

Core i5-3210M

50%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, 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. Therefore, if you think 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 CPU comparisons were performed: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Battlefield V, Hitman 3, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.3	89.5
Valorant	101.5	101.7
Cyberpunk 2077	56.8	57.0
Apex Legends	95.4	95.6
Call of Duty Warzone	76.1	76.3
Overwatch	82.2	82.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.0	70.2
DOOM Eternal	50.8	50.9
Warzone	79.2	79.3
Assassin's Creed	85.3	85.4
Valheim	84.3	84.4

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 3050e

345%

Core i5-3210M

66%

To make a final resolution 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 Core i5-3210M as it consumes less power: 6W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU includes 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 work, 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	Intel Core i5-3210M
Cinbench 15 Single-core	55	107
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	291	256
Cinbench 20 Single-core	139	231
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	634	534
Cinbench 23 Single-core	358	576
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1724	1373

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e	Intel Core i5-3210M
Single-Core	1440	1545
Multi-Core	3038	2429

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e	Intel Core i5-3210M
Single-Core	622	693
Multi-Core	1302	1489

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If 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 3050e	Intel Core i5-3210M
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	January 01, 2012
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	PGA988B
Core name	Dali	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	3
Turbo Frequency	2.8 MHz	3.1 MHz
Frequency	1.4 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	2400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	3 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3050C7T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-3210M is 44% better than Athlon Silver 3050e in terms of CPU frequency. 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: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-3210M is better: 24
Although it should be understood that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Athlon Silver 3050e and Intel Core i5-3210M before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Athlon Silver 3050e specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-3210M specs and review.