AMD Athlon Silver 3050U processor review

Athlon Silver 3050U processor released by AMD; release date: 6 Jan 2020. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Zen microarchitecture.

CPU is unlocked for overclocking. Total number of cores - 2, threads - 2. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.2 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 95 °C. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Cache size: L1 - 192 KB, L2 - 1 MB, L3 - 4 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR4-2400. Maximum memory size: 32 GB.

Supported socket types: FP5. Power consumption (TDP): 15 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4843

1696

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

185062

2964

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	1696
PassMark - CPU mark	2964

Integrated graphics – AMD Radeon RX Vega 2

Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm
Pipelines	128
Transistor count	4500 million

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen
Launch date	6 Jan 2020
OPN Tray	YM3050C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1525
Processor Number	3050U
Vertical segment	Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2
Number of GPU cores	2
Number of threads	2
Unlocked

Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4