AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs AMD Phenom X3 8650

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and AMD Phenom X3 8650 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

AMD Phenom X3 8650

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
6.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs April 2008
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8650

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8650

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	AMD Phenom X3 8650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1696
PassMark - CPU mark	2964
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1302
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2991

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	AMD Phenom X3 8650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Toliman
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	April 2008
OPN Tray	YM3050C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1525	1704
Processor Number	3050U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of GPU cores	2
Number of threads	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		285 mm
Transistor count		450 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)