Intel Core i5-L16G7 vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050C

Processor comparisons 11-01-2022

   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i5-L16G7 vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050C tests and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, PCMark 10, SuperPi, AIDA64, Blender, Furmark, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, RealBench, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

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 3050C or Intel Core i5-L16G7.

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-L16G7

51%

Athlon Silver 3050C

50%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-L16G7 is 1% better than Athlon Silver 3050C. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-L16G7

51%

Athlon Silver 3050C

50%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	89.6
Valorant	102.2	101.8
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.0
Apex Legends	96.0	95.7
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.3
Overwatch	82.8	82.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	70.2
DOOM Eternal	51.1	50.9
Warzone	79.7	79.4
Assassin's Creed	85.8	85.5
Valheim	84.8	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 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

Core i5-L16G7

430%

Athlon Silver 3050C

180%

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 Core i5-L16G7 is more energy efficient than the Athlon Silver 3050C since it has less power consumption: 7W vs. 15W. 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

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. 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 software you are going to use on your computer supports 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-L16G7	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
Cinbench 15 Single-core	107	124
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	251	312
Cinbench 20 Single-core	272	185
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	577	679
Cinbench 23 Single-core	794	384
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1923	1848

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

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
Single-Core	1605	1762
Multi-Core	3297	3258

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

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
Single-Core	905	810
Multi-Core	1869	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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	September 22, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FC-CSP1016	FP5
Core name	Lakefield	Dali
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	11	1
Turbo Frequency	3 MHz	3.2 MHz
Frequency	1.4 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	5	2
Threads	5	2
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	6800 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	15 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X 4267 POP Memory	DDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth	34 GB/s
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YM305CC4T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon Silver 3050C is 39% better than Core i5-L16G7 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-L16G7 has 3 more core than Athlon Silver 3050C. 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-L16G7 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is better: 11
However, it should be realized that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-L16G7 and AMD Athlon Silver 3050C before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-L16G7 - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-L16G7 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.