AMD Athlon Silver 3050e vs Intel Core i7-8550U

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 i7-8550U tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing, rendering. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step 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 synthetic type tests such as Gears 5, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, RealBench, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, WPrime, Dolphin Emulator, 7zip, UserBenchmark, Blender, Blender, Furmark, AIDA64, SuperPi, PCMark 10, Handbrake.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-8550U 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 i7-8550U

51%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-8550U 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 i7-8550U

52%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.3	91.9
Valorant	101.5	104.4
Cyberpunk 2077	56.8	58.5
Apex Legends	95.4	98.1
Call of Duty Warzone	76.1	78.3
Overwatch	82.2	84.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.0	72.0
DOOM Eternal	50.8	52.2
Warzone	79.2	81.4
Assassin's Creed	85.3	87.7
Valheim	84.3	86.6

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Athlon Silver 3050e

345%

Core i7-8550U

228%

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 i7-8550U as it consumes less power: 6W vs. 15W. 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU uses 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 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 turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e	Intel Core i7-8550U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	55	167
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	291	564
Cinbench 20 Single-core	139	354
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	634	1211
Cinbench 23 Single-core	358	979
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1724	3111

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e	Intel Core i7-8550U
Single-Core	1440	2072
Multi-Core	3038	5970

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e	Intel Core i7-8550U
Single-Core	622	1027
Multi-Core	1302	3788

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e	Intel Core i7-8550U
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	April 01, 2017
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FC-BGA1356
Core name	Dali	Kaby Lake R
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	8
Turbo Frequency	2.8 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	1.4 MHz	1.8 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1820 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	8 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 i7-8550U is 22% better than Athlon Silver 3050e in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-8550U 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 i7-8550U is better: 31
However, it should be understood that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Athlon Silver 3050e and Intel Core i7-8550U before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Athlon Silver 3050e specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-8550U specs and review.