Intel Core i7-6660U vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050e

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   For example you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i7-6660U vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050e and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning, video editing. Here is all information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review 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 Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, PCMark 10, Furmark, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, VeraCrypt, PassMark, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, MATLAB, AIDA64, Blender.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Silver 3050e or Intel Core i7-6660U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-6660U

51%

Athlon Silver 3050e

50%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-6660U is 1% better than Athlon Silver 3050e. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-6660U

51%

Athlon Silver 3050e

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 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 little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.0	89.3
Valorant	102.3	101.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	56.8
Apex Legends	96.2	95.4
Call of Duty Warzone	76.7	76.1
Overwatch	82.9	82.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	70.0
DOOM Eternal	51.1	50.8
Warzone	79.8	79.2
Assassin's Creed	85.9	85.3
Valheim	84.9	84.3

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 i7-6660U

190%

Athlon Silver 3050e

345%

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 3050e is more energy efficient than the Core i7-6660U since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 6W. 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor 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 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 use only one core to run, 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 i7-6660U	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e
Cinbench 15 Single-core	91	55
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	448	291
Cinbench 20 Single-core	186	139
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	934	634
Cinbench 23 Single-core	548	358
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2633	1724

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

	Intel Core i7-6660U	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e
Single-Core	1816	1440
Multi-Core	3856	3038

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

	Intel Core i7-6660U	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e
Single-Core	855	622
Multi-Core	1980	1302

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 benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i7-6660U	AMD Athlon Silver 3050e
Announcement date	March 07, 2016	January 06, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1356	FP5
Core name	Skylake	Dali
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	6	1
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	2.8 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	1.4 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1700 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	6 W
Memory type	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR4
Max. Memory	32 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	YM3050C7T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-6660U is 41% better than Athlon Silver 3050e 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 i7-6660U is better: 28
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Silver 3050e is better: 6
However, it should be understood that all the data in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i7-6660U and AMD Athlon Silver 3050e before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i7-6660U - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-6660U specs and review.

• AMD Athlon Silver 3050e specs and review.