AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Core i5-7360U

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and Intel Core i5-7360U 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 i5-7360U

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

Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 3 January 2017
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7360U

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2097 vs 1703
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3843 vs 2993

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2097 vs 1703
PassMark - CPU mark	3843 vs 2993

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7360U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1703

2097

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2993

3843

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Core i5-7360U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1703	2097
PassMark - CPU mark	2993	3843
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		905
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.725
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		46.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.163
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2570
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4402
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2570
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4402

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Core i5-7360U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Kaby Lake
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	3 January 2017
OPN Tray	YM3050C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1514	1488
Processor Number	3050U	i5-7360U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$304
Series		7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.30 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	3.60 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	FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		9.5 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		0x5926
eDRAM		64 MB
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		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 640
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
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)