AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs AMD EPYC 3201

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and AMD EPYC 3201 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

AMD EPYC 3201

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 30 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1702 vs 1500

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 21 February 2018
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 30 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702 vs 1500

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 96775% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 3.2 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x 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
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8545 vs 2995

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8545 vs 2995

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 3201

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1702

1500

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2995

8545

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	AMD EPYC 3201
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702	1500
PassMark - CPU mark	2995	8545

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	AMD EPYC 3201
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Zen
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	21 February 2018
OPN Tray	YM3050C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1419	1441
Processor Number	3050U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Family		EPYC Embedded
Series		3000
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	1500 MHz
L1 cache	192 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3100 MHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of GPU cores	2
Number of threads	2	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2133
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	BGA (SP4r2)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	30 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4	x16, x8, x4, x2
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		8
Number of USB ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)