AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE and AMD Ryzen 5 3500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs Nov 2019
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2502 vs 2016
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12791 vs 4545

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2502 vs 2016
PassMark - CPU mark	12791 vs 4545

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2016

2502

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4545

12791

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
PassMark - Single thread mark	2016	2502
PassMark - CPU mark	4545	12791
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3866
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1128
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4846

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dali	Zen 2
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	Nov 2019
OPN Tray	YD305GC6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1260	1277
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$155
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	4	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		100 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)