AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Celeron 3965U

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and Intel Celeron 3965U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability, 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

Intel Celeron 3965U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 50% 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
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1702 vs 1339
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2992 vs 1732

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 1 March 2017
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702 vs 1339
PassMark - CPU mark	2992 vs 1732

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 3965U

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 3965U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1702

1339

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2992

1732

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Celeron 3965U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702	1339
PassMark - CPU mark	2992	1732
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		894
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		894
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1741
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1741
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3215
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3215

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Celeron 3965U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Kaby Lake
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	1 March 2017
OPN Tray	YM3050C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1515	1518
Processor Number	3050U	3965U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$107
Price now		$107
Series		Intel® Celeron® Processor 3000 Series
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		6.64
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	2
Number of threads	2	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
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	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
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
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		10 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm X 24mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	10
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Graphics
Device ID		0x5906
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		900 MHz
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 610
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
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift 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)