AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050C

Processor comparisons 03-03-2023

   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050C and see which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, video editing, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step 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 special test applications like Blender, RealBench, SuperPi, UserBenchmark, Prime95, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, WPrime, AIDA64, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, MATLAB, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Silver 3050C or AMD Athlon Silver 7120U.

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 7120U

51%

Athlon Silver 3050C

50%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Athlon Silver 7120U is 1% better than Athlon Silver 3050C. 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 7120U

51%

Athlon Silver 3050C

50%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.3	89.6
Valorant	102.7	101.8
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	57.0
Apex Legends	96.5	95.7
Call of Duty Warzone	77.0	76.3
Overwatch	83.2	82.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	70.2
DOOM Eternal	51.3	50.9
Warzone	80.1	79.4
Assassin's Creed	86.2	85.5
Valheim	85.2	84.5

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 tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Athlon Silver 7120U

212%

Athlon Silver 3050C

180%

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 7120U is more energy efficient than the Athlon Silver 3050C since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads 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 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 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 7120U	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
Cinbench 15 Single-core	107	124
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	505	312
Cinbench 20 Single-core	248	185
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1082	679
Cinbench 23 Single-core	618	384
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2923	1848

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
Single-Core	2283	1762
Multi-Core	5142	3258

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
Single-Core	958	810
Multi-Core	2294	1525

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. 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 still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
Announcement date	September 20, 2022	September 22, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP6	FP5
Core name	Mendocino	Dali
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen
Generation	2	1
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.2 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	2	2
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	3200 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	LPDDR5	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	5500	2400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	256KB	192KB
L2 cache	1MB	1MB
L3 cache	2MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000772	YM305CC4T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon Silver 7120U is 4% better than Athlon Silver 3050C 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 7120U is better: 28
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is better: 2
However, it should be realized that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and AMD Athlon Silver 3050C before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U - all data

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

• AMD Athlon Silver 7120U specs and review.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050C - all data

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

• AMD Athlon Silver 3050C specs and review.