AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs AMD A6-9550

Processor comparisons 02-07-2021

   If you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision after reading the full tests AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs AMD A6-9550 and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, machine learning, rendering, streaming. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, 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 like MATLAB, Blender, Furmark, 3DMark, RealBench, WPrime, SuperPi, PassMark, Prime95, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, AIDA64, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, UserBenchmark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD A6-9550 or AMD Athlon Silver 3050U.

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 3050U

50%

A6-9550

50%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Silver 3050U

50%

A6-9550

50%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, 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. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just 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: Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Battlefield V, Control, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, NBA 2K20, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.5	89.0
Valorant	101.7	101.1
Cyberpunk 2077	57.0	56.6
Apex Legends	95.6	95.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.3	75.8
Overwatch	82.4	81.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.2	69.8
DOOM Eternal	50.9	50.6
Warzone	79.3	78.9
Assassin's Creed	85.4	84.9
Valheim	84.4	83.9

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 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 3050U

172%

A6-9550

28%

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 3050U is more energy efficient than the A6-9550 as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 65W. 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video editing or video rendering, streaming, machine learning, 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 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 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 3050U	AMD A6-9550
Cinbench 15 Single-core	122	109
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	306	226
Cinbench 20 Single-core	181	267
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	666	357
Cinbench 23 Single-core	376	527
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1812	733

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	AMD A6-9550
Single-Core	1727	1737
Multi-Core	3194	1976

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	AMD A6-9550
Single-Core	774	549
Multi-Core	1470	951

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	AMD A6-9550
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	July 27, 2017
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP5	AM4
Core name	Raven Ridge	Bristol Ridge
Architecture	Zen+	Excavator
Generation	2	7
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	2
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2400	2400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	192KB
L2 cache	1MB	1MB
L3 cache	4MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3050C4T2OFG	AD9550AGM23AB AD9550AGABBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A6-9550 is 39% better than Athlon Silver 3050U in terms of CPU frequency. 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 3050U is better: 24
The number of parameters for which AMD A6-9550 is better: 7
Although it should be realized that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and AMD A6-9550 before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U - all data

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

• AMD Athlon Silver 3050U specs and review.

AMD A6-9550 - all data

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

• AMD A6-9550 specs and review.