Intel Core i5-4690K vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

Processor comparisons   01-02-2023
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-4690K vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE and understand which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like SuperPi, Prime95, WPrime, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, MATLAB, RealBench, AIDA64, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, PCMark 10, Handbrake, Blender.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE or Intel Core i5-4690K.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-4690K

51%

Athlon Silver 3050GE

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-4690K

52%

Athlon Silver 3050GE

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 play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you 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 other games in which processors were compared: NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Control, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.2	89.9
Valorant	104.7	102.2
Cyberpunk 2077	58.6	57.2
Apex Legends	98.4	96.0
Call of Duty Warzone	78.5	76.6
Overwatch	84.8	82.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.3	70.5
DOOM Eternal	52.4	51.1
Warzone	81.7	79.7
Assassin's Creed	88.0	85.8
Valheim	86.9	84.8

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: FullHD, 2K or 4K. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-4690K

44%

Athlon Silver 3050GE

84%

To make a final decision 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 3050GE is more energy efficient than the Core i5-4690K since it has less power consumption: 88W vs. 35W. 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses 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 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. Because there are still many programs that can 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

	Intel Core i5-4690K	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	152	79
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	534	416
Cinbench 20 Single-core	351	199
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1287	906
Cinbench 23 Single-core	834	512
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2900	2465

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

	Intel Core i5-4690K	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
Single-Core	2211	2059
Multi-Core	5590	4344

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

	Intel Core i5-4690K	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
Single-Core	1163	890
Multi-Core	4082	1862

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, 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 continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-4690K	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
Announcement date	June 24, 2014	July 21, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1150	AM4
Core name	Devil's Canyon	Dali
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	4	1
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	88 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR4
Max. Memory	32 Gb
Memory Frequency		2667
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	6 MB	4MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	YD305GC6M2OFH

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-4690K is 2% better than Athlon Silver 3050GE in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-4690K 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 Intel Core i5-4690K is better: 30
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE is better: 6
All the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-4690K and AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-4690K - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-4690K specs and review.

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.