AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE vs Intel Core i7-3770K

Processor comparisons 23-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE vs Intel Core i7-3770K and understand which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like SuperPi, Prime95, WPrime, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, MATLAB, RealBench, AIDA64, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, PCMark 10, Handbrake, Blender.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-3770K 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 i7-3770K

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Silver 3050GE

51%

Core i7-3770K

52%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	92.1
Valorant	102.2	104.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	58.6
Apex Legends	96.0	98.4
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	78.5
Overwatch	82.7	84.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	72.2
DOOM Eternal	51.1	52.4
Warzone	79.7	81.7
Assassin's Creed	85.8	88.0
Valheim	84.8	86.9

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, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, 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 3050GE

84%

Core i7-3770K

42%

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 3050GE is more energy efficient than the Core i7-3770K 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether 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 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 3050GE	Intel Core i7-3770K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	79	137
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	416	672
Cinbench 20 Single-core	199	286
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	906	1391
Cinbench 23 Single-core	512	1016
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2465	3503

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	Intel Core i7-3770K
Single-Core	2059	2049
Multi-Core	4344	6445

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	Intel Core i7-3770K
Single-Core	890	979
Multi-Core	1862	4061

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	Intel Core i7-3770K
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	3.9 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	2460 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. Here Core i7-3770K is 2% better than Athlon Silver 3050GE in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-3770K 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: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-3770K is better: 30
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely 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 3050GE and Intel Core i7-3770K before making a decision 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 i7-3770K specs and review.