AMD Athlon Silver 3050e vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the detailed tests AMD Athlon Silver 3050e vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as VeraCrypt, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, Furmark, RealBench, Blender, PCMark 10, Gears 5, WPrime, PassMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-7300HQ 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 i5-7300HQ

51%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-7300HQ 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%

Core i5-7300HQ

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. 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. 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 summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, DOTA 2A, Control, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.3	91.1
Valorant	101.5	103.5
Cyberpunk 2077	56.8	58.0
Apex Legends	95.4	97.3
Call of Duty Warzone	76.1	77.6
Overwatch	82.2	83.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.0	71.4
DOOM Eternal	50.8	51.8
Warzone	79.2	80.8
Assassin's Creed	85.3	87.0
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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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 i5-7300HQ

66%

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 Core i5-7300HQ as it consumes less power: 6W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate 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 video editing or video rendering, streaming, machine learning, programming, 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 learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that 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	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Cinbench 15 Single-core	55	143
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	291	541
Cinbench 20 Single-core	139	288
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	634	1083
Cinbench 23 Single-core	358	789
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1724	2824

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Single-Core	1440	2001
Multi-Core	3038	5134

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Single-Core	622	900
Multi-Core	1302	3045

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 benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings 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 i5-7300HQ
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	January 01, 2017
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FCBGA1440
Core name	Dali	Kaby Lake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	7
Turbo Frequency	2.8 MHz	3.5 MHz
Frequency	1.4 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	2100 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		37.5 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 i5-7300HQ is 44% better than Athlon Silver 3050e in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-7300HQ 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 i5-7300HQ is better: 30
Although it should be realized that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Athlon Silver 3050e and Intel Core i5-7300HQ before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Athlon Silver 3050e specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-7300HQ specs and review.