AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Core i7-3630QM

Processor comparisons 02-07-2021

   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Core i7-3630QM and see which is better for games or simple use for rendering, video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like AIDA64, Gears 5, RealBench, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, 7zip, Furmark, MATLAB, PCMark 10, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, Prime95, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, PassMark, 3DMark, WPrime, Dolphin Emulator.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-3630QM 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%

Core i7-3630QM

51%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-3630QM is 1% better than Athlon Silver 3050U. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Silver 3050U

50%

Core i7-3630QM

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run 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 summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Control, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.5	91.1
Valorant	101.7	103.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.0	58.0
Apex Legends	95.6	97.3
Call of Duty Warzone	76.3	77.6
Overwatch	82.4	83.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.2	71.4
DOOM Eternal	50.9	51.8
Warzone	79.3	80.8
Assassin's Creed	85.4	87.0
Valheim	84.4	85.9

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 comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. 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 3050U

172%

Core i7-3630QM

57%

To make a finishing choice 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 3050U is more energy efficient than the Core i7-3630QM since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 45W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is 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, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program 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 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 3050U	Intel Core i7-3630QM
Cinbench 15 Single-core	122	120
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	306	590
Cinbench 20 Single-core	181	245
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	666	1230
Cinbench 23 Single-core	376	722
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1812	3469

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Core i7-3630QM
Single-Core	1727	1699
Multi-Core	3194	5080

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Core i7-3630QM
Single-Core	774	780
Multi-Core	1470	3044

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Core i7-3630QM
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	January 01, 2012
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	rPGA988B
Core name	Raven Ridge	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	2	3
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Transistors count		2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
L1 cache	192KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3050C4T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-3630QM is 4% better than Athlon Silver 3050U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-3630QM has 2 more core than Athlon Silver 3050U. 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: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-3630QM is better: 30
However, it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and Intel Core i7-3630QM before making a choice which processor 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.

• Intel Core i7-3630QM specs and review.