AMD Athlon Silver 3050e vs Intel Core i5-6500

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the AMD Athlon Silver 3050e vs Intel Core i5-6500 tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for streaming, machine learning, video editing, rendering, programming. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like WPrime, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, Prime95, 3DMark, Blender, PCMark 10, SuperPi, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, Blender, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, PassMark, AIDA64.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-6500 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 i5-6500

51%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-6500 is 1% better than Athlon Silver 3050e. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Silver 3050e

50%

Core i5-6500

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.3	91.4
Valorant	101.5	103.9
Cyberpunk 2077	56.8	58.2
Apex Legends	95.4	97.6
Call of Duty Warzone	76.1	77.9
Overwatch	82.2	84.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.0	71.7
DOOM Eternal	50.8	51.9
Warzone	79.2	81.0
Assassin's Creed	85.3	87.3
Valheim	84.3	86.2

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 participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K 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%

Core i5-6500

51%

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 Core i5-6500 since it has less power consumption: 6W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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	Intel Core i5-6500
Cinbench 15 Single-core	55	153
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	291	565
Cinbench 20 Single-core	139	354
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	634	1299
Cinbench 23 Single-core	358	842
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1724	2928

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e	Intel Core i5-6500
Single-Core	1440	2149
Multi-Core	3038	5644

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e	Intel Core i5-6500
Single-Core	622	1004
Multi-Core	1302	3346

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	Intel Core i5-6500
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	April 01, 2015
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP5	LGA 1151
Core name	Dali	Skylake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	6
Turbo Frequency	2.8 MHz	3.6 MHz
Frequency	1.4 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1760 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	6 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 i5-6500 is 56% better than Athlon Silver 3050e in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-6500 has 2 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: 4
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-6500 is better: 30
Although it should be understood that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Athlon Silver 3050e and Intel Core i5-6500 before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Athlon Silver 3050e specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-6500 specs and review.