AMD Athlon Silver 3050e vs Intel Core i7-7500U

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Athlon Silver 3050e vs Intel Core i7-7500U tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, programming, video editing, rendering. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like MATLAB, Prime95, Blender, AIDA64, Gears 5, 3DMark, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, Furmark, PCMark 10, RealBench, WPrime, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark, SuperPi, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-7500U 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 i7-7500U

51%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-7500U 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 i7-7500U

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 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 CPU comparisons were performed: Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.3	90.3
Valorant	101.5	102.6
Cyberpunk 2077	56.8	57.4
Apex Legends	95.4	96.4
Call of Duty Warzone	76.1	76.9
Overwatch	82.2	83.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.0	70.8
DOOM Eternal	50.8	51.3
Warzone	79.2	80.0
Assassin's Creed	85.3	86.2
Valheim	84.3	85.1

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 tested computers 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. 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 i7-7500U

215%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Athlon Silver 3050e is more energy efficient than the Core i7-7500U as it consumes less power: 6W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve 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 make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since 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 i7-7500U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	55	149
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	291	376
Cinbench 20 Single-core	139	354
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	634	739
Cinbench 23 Single-core	358	519
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1724	2492

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e	Intel Core i7-7500U
Single-Core	1440	1956
Multi-Core	3038	3649

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e	Intel Core i7-7500U
Single-Core	622	971
Multi-Core	1302	2214

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	Intel Core i7-7500U
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	October 01, 2016
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FCBGA1356
Core name	Dali	Kaby Lake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	7
Turbo Frequency	2.8 MHz	3.5 MHz
Frequency	1.4 MHz	2.7 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1700 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	4 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 i7-7500U is 48% 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: 5
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-7500U is better: 28
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly 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 Intel Core i7-7500U before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Athlon Silver 3050e specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-7500U specs and review.