AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the detailed tests AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A careful review 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 joint testing in synthetic type tests such as RealBench, Prime95, UserBenchmark, VeraCrypt, 3DMark, Handbrake, MATLAB, PassMark, AIDA64, Blender, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, 7zip, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, PCMark 10, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-6700HQ 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 i7-6700HQ

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Silver 3050GE

51%

Core i7-6700HQ

52%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, 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 low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	91.7
Valorant	102.2	104.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	58.4
Apex Legends	96.0	98.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	78.2
Overwatch	82.7	84.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	71.9
DOOM Eternal	51.1	52.1
Warzone	79.7	81.3
Assassin's Creed	85.8	87.5
Valheim	84.8	86.5

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 that were in the comparisons 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. 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 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 i7-6700HQ

71%

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 i7-6700HQ since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its 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 check whether the program 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 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 3050GE	Intel Core i7-6700HQ
Cinbench 15 Single-core	79	148
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	416	692
Cinbench 20 Single-core	199	361
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	906	1651
Cinbench 23 Single-core	512	891
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2465	3958

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	Intel Core i7-6700HQ
Single-Core	2059	1937
Multi-Core	4344	6493

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	Intel Core i7-6700HQ
Single-Core	890	971
Multi-Core	1862	3643

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 later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that 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 i7-6700HQ
Announcement date	July 21, 2020	April 01, 2015
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1440
Core name	Dali	Skylake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	6
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.5 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	2.6 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1880 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	2667
Memory bandwidth		34.1 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 23% better than Core i7-6700HQ in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-6700HQ 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 i7-6700HQ is better: 29
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE and Intel Core i7-6700HQ before making a selection 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 i7-6700HQ specs and review.