AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE vs Intel Core i5-3470

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE vs Intel Core i5-3470 and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning, rendering. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like VeraCrypt, Blender, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), SuperPi, Furmark, WPrime, 7zip, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, MATLAB, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Prime95, AIDA64, RealBench, Blender.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE.

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 3050GE

51%

Core i5-3470

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Silver 3050GE

51%

Core i5-3470

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 this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, 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, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	90.8
Valorant	102.2	103.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.8
Apex Legends	96.0	97.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	77.4
Overwatch	82.7	83.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	71.2
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.6
Warzone	79.7	80.5
Assassin's Creed	85.8	86.7
Valheim	84.8	85.7

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 3050GE

84%

Core i5-3470

32%

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 3050GE is more energy efficient than the Core i5-3470 as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 77W. Power consumption is particularly 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 rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn 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 can 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 3050GE	Intel Core i5-3470
Cinbench 15 Single-core	79	127
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	416	460
Cinbench 20 Single-core	199	313
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	906	1010
Cinbench 23 Single-core	512	682
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2465	2603

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	Intel Core i5-3470
Single-Core	2059	1953
Multi-Core	4344	4620

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	Intel Core i5-3470
Single-Core	890	756
Multi-Core	1862	2781

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 3050GE	Intel Core i5-3470
Announcement date	July 21, 2020	April 01, 2012
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	LGA1155
Core name	Dali	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	3
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.6 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1480 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	77 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR3 1333/1600
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2667
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
L1 cache	192KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	6 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD305GC6M2OFH

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon Silver 3050GE is 5% better than Core i5-3470 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-3470 has 2 more core than Athlon Silver 3050GE. 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 3050GE is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-3470 is better: 27
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE and Intel Core i5-3470 before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-3470 specs and review.