AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Core i5-4210M

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and Intel Core i5-4210M 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

Intel Core i5-4210M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
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
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 37 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1702 vs 1693
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2992 vs 2883

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 14 April 2014
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 37 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702 vs 1693
PassMark - CPU mark	2992 vs 2883

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4210M

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C

Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4210M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1702

1693

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2992

2883

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Core i5-4210M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702	1693
PassMark - CPU mark	2992	2883
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		700
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.566
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.647
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.464
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1120
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3440
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5581
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1120
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3440
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5581

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Core i5-4210M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Haswell
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	14 April 2014
OPN Tray	YM3050C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1515	1501
Processor Number	3050U	i5-4210M
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Price now		$309.95
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.98
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	2
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		130 mm
Transistor count		960 Million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	37 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4	1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Graphics
Device ID		0x416
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)