AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE vs Intel Celeron G3950

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE and Intel Celeron G3950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

Intel Celeron G3950

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 51 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2016 vs 1851
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4545 vs 2322

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs January 2017
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 51 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2016 vs 1851
PassMark - CPU mark	4545 vs 2322

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G3950

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G3950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2016

1851

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4545

2322

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	Intel Celeron G3950
PassMark - Single thread mark	2016	1851
PassMark - CPU mark	4545	2322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		963
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		963
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2572
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2572
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3358

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	Intel Celeron G3950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dali	Kaby Lake
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	January 2017
OPN Tray	YD305GC6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1160	1135
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$126
Price now		$71.22
Processor Number		G3950
Series		Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		12.43
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4 2133, DDR3L 1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Device ID		0x5902
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 610
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	51 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot