AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE vs Intel Core i3-10100F

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE and Intel Core i3-10100F processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

Intel Core i3-10100F

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-10100F

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2593 vs 2016
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8764 vs 4545

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	256 KB vs 192 KB
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2593 vs 2016
PassMark - CPU mark	8764 vs 4545

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-10100F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2016

2593

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4545

8764

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	Intel Core i3-10100F
PassMark - Single thread mark	2016	2593
PassMark - CPU mark	4545	8764
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3186

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	Intel Core i3-10100F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dali	Comet Lake
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	Q4'20
OPN Tray	YD305GC6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1159	1141
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$79 - $97
Processor Number		i3-10100F
Series		10th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C
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 AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot