AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Core i5-7287U

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and Intel Core i5-7287U 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).

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

Intel Core i5-7287U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
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 87% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 28 Watt

Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 3 January 2017
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 28 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7287U

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2157 vs 1701
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3743 vs 2983

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2157 vs 1701
PassMark - CPU mark	3743 vs 2983

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7287U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1701

2157

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2983

3743

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Core i5-7287U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1701	2157
PassMark - CPU mark	2983	3743
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4155
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.851
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		47.811
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.381

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Core i5-7287U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Kaby Lake
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	3 January 2017
OPN Tray	YM3050C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1513	1492
Processor Number	3050U	i5-7287U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$304
Series		7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	2
Number of threads	2	4
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	4.5
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	BGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		23 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42x24x1.3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Graphics
Device ID		0x5927
eDRAM		64 MB
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 650
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@30Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Security & Reliability
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)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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)