AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs AMD RX-418GD

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and AMD RX-418GD processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 3050U

AMD RX-418GD

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 21 October 2015
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-418GD

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 99900% higher clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 67% 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

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3200 MHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	320 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU 2: AMD RX-418GD

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	AMD RX-418GD
PassMark - Single thread mark	1704
PassMark - CPU mark	3000
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1543
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4536
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4536

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	AMD RX-418GD
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Merlin Falcon
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	21 October 2015
OPN Tray	YM3050C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1419	1151
Processor Number	3050U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Family		AMD R-Series
Price now		RX-418GD
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	1800 MHz
L1 cache	192 KB	320 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3200 MHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	2
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		1073 mm2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt	12-35 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	BGA (FP4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Package Size		micro-BGA
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4
UART
USB revision		3.0
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		800 MHz
Number of pipelines		384
Processor graphics		Radeon R6 series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)