AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE vs Intel Core i5-6600

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE and Intel Core i5-6600 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

Intel Core i5-6600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 34% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 71°C
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs July 2015
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 71°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6600

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
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 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2259 vs 2016
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6057 vs 4545

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2259 vs 2016
PassMark - CPU mark	6057 vs 4545

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2016

2259

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4545

6057

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	Intel Core i5-6600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2016	2259
PassMark - CPU mark	4545	6057
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		966
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3168
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		80.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.293
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3511
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6275
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3511
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6275

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	Intel Core i5-6600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dali	Skylake
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	July 2015
OPN Tray	YD305GC6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1259	1251
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$230
Price now		$219.99
Processor Number		i5-6600
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		10.40
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 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 530
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 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® AVX2
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
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
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