Intel Core i5-8210Y vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-8210Y vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and see which is better for games or simple use for streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning, video editing. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, 3DMark, Furmark, SuperPi, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, PassMark, Handbrake, MATLAB, Blender, Prime95, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, 7zip, WPrime, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Silver 3050U or Intel Core i5-8210Y.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-8210Y

50%

Athlon Silver 3050U

50%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-8210Y

51%

Athlon Silver 3050U

50%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	89.5
Valorant	102.1	101.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.0
Apex Legends	95.9	95.6
Call of Duty Warzone	76.5	76.3
Overwatch	82.7	82.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	70.2
DOOM Eternal	51.0	50.9
Warzone	79.6	79.3
Assassin's Creed	85.7	85.4
Valheim	84.7	84.4

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: 2K, FullHD 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-8210Y

425%

Athlon Silver 3050U

172%

To make a final decision 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 Core i5-8210Y is more energy efficient than the Athlon Silver 3050U as it consumes less power: 7W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether 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 run, and all the benefit 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 i5-8210Y	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	132	122
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	284	306
Cinbench 20 Single-core	302	181
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	632	666
Cinbench 23 Single-core	690	376
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1643	1812

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

	Intel Core i5-8210Y	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Single-Core	1650	1727
Multi-Core	2908	3194

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

	Intel Core i5-8210Y	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Single-Core	894	774
Multi-Core	1778	1470

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-8210Y	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Announcement date	March 07, 2019	January 06, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1515	FP5
Core name	Amber Lake Y	Raven Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen+
Generation	8	2
Turbo Frequency	3.6 MHz	3.2 MHz
Frequency	1.6 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	2
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	5700 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	15 W
Memory type	LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600	DDR4
Max. Memory	16 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth	33.3 GB/s
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	YM3050C4T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon Silver 3050U is 30% better than Core i5-8210Y 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 Intel Core i5-8210Y is better: 24
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Silver 3050U is better: 11
Although it should be realized that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-8210Y and AMD Athlon Silver 3050U before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-8210Y - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-8210Y specs and review.

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.