AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Celeron N4020

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and Intel Celeron N4020 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • Around 71% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
  • Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1696 vs 1143
  • Around 91% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2964 vs 1551
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Jan 2020 vs 4 Nov 2019
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB vs 112 KB
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1696 vs 1143
PassMark - CPU mark 2964 vs 1551

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4020

  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95 °C
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 95 °C
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU 2: Intel Celeron N4020

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1696
1143
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2964
1551
Name AMD Athlon Silver 3050U Intel Celeron N4020
PassMark - Single thread mark 1696 1143
PassMark - CPU mark 2964 1551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 462
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 462
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 972
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 972
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1769
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1769

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U Intel Celeron N4020

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Gemini Lake Refresh
Launch date 6 Jan 2020 4 Nov 2019
OPN Tray YM3050C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating 1525 2232
Processor Number 3050U N4020
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $107
Series Intel Celeron Processor N Series
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.3 GHz 1.10 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB 112 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 105°C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 2.80 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of GPU cores 2
Number of threads 2 2
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
MIPI-DSI
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 FCBGA1090
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 25mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 4.8 W

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 12 6
PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x8+1x4 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless Intel Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 8
Total number of SATA ports 2
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0

Graphics

Device ID 0x3185
Execution Units 12
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max frequency 650 MHz
Max video memory 8 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 600

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@30Hz

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
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)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)