AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Pentium Gold G6500

Processor comparisons 02-07-2021

   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Pentium Gold G6500 tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for streaming, rendering, video editing, machine learning, programming. Here you can find useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, PCMark 10, Blender, Blender, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, Furmark, 7zip, Prime95, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, Handbrake, 3DMark, PassMark, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Gold G6500 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%

Pentium Gold G6500

51%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Pentium Gold G6500 is 1% better than Athlon Silver 3050U. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Silver 3050U

50%

Pentium Gold G6500

51%

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 other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.5	90.3
Valorant	101.7	102.6
Cyberpunk 2077	57.0	57.5
Apex Legends	95.6	96.5
Call of Duty Warzone	76.3	77.0
Overwatch	82.4	83.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.2	70.8
DOOM Eternal	50.9	51.3
Warzone	79.3	80.1
Assassin's Creed	85.4	86.2
Valheim	84.4	85.2

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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So 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%

Pentium Gold G6500

59%

To make a finishing resolution 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 Pentium Gold G6500 as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 58W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 use only one core to work, and all the advantages 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 3050U	Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Cinbench 15 Single-core	122	171
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	306	427
Cinbench 20 Single-core	181	424
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	666	964
Cinbench 23 Single-core	376	628
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1812	2125

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Single-Core	1727	2592
Multi-Core	3194	4200

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Single-Core	774	1030
Multi-Core	1470	2280

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 3050U	Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP5	FCLGA1200
Core name	Raven Ridge	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	2	10
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	4.1 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	2	4
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count		2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	58 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache	192KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	No
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 Pentium Gold G6500 is 43% 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: 6
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold G6500 is better: 29
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and Intel Pentium Gold G6500 before making a choice 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.

• Intel Pentium Gold G6500 specs and review.