AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE vs Intel Core i7-3770

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE vs Intel Core i7-3770 and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, programming, rendering, streaming, machine learning. Here is all information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like SuperPi, UserBenchmark, PassMark, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, Prime95, AIDA64, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, RealBench, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, Blender, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-3770 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 i7-3770

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Silver 3050GE

51%

Core i7-3770

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	91.4
Valorant	102.2	103.8
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	58.2
Apex Legends	96.0	97.6
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	77.9
Overwatch	82.7	84.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	71.7
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.9
Warzone	79.7	81.0
Assassin's Creed	85.8	87.2
Valheim	84.8	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 comparisons not only were the equipped with 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Athlon Silver 3050GE

84%

Core i7-3770

35%

To make a finishing resolution 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 i7-3770 as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 77W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in 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 i7-3770
Cinbench 15 Single-core	79	134
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	416	669
Cinbench 20 Single-core	199	298
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	906	1419
Cinbench 23 Single-core	512	820
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2465	3650

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	Intel Core i7-3770
Single-Core	2059	2091
Multi-Core	4344	6346

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	Intel Core i7-3770
Single-Core	890	823
Multi-Core	1862	3319

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. 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, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	Intel Core i7-3770
Announcement date	July 21, 2020	January 01, 2012
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	LGA1155
Core name	Dali	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1440 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	8 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. Another difference is that Core i7-3770 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: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-3770 is better: 28
All the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE and Intel Core i7-3770 before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

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 i7-3770 specs and review.