AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Core i5-7Y57

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and Intel Core i5-7Y57 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 Core i5-7Y57

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
2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1702 vs 1620
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2995 vs 2583

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 2 January 2017
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702 vs 1620
PassMark - CPU mark	2995 vs 2583

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7Y57

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
3x lower typical power consumption: 4.5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4.5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7Y57

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1702

1620

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2995

2583

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Core i5-7Y57
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702	1620
PassMark - CPU mark	2995	2583
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1084
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1084
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1882
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1882
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3350
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3350

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Core i5-7Y57
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Kaby Lake
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	2 January 2017
OPN Tray	YM3050C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1416	1296
Processor Number	3050U	i5-7Y57
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$281
Series		7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	1.20 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	3.30 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	29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	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	FCBGA1515
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	4.5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		3.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		600 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		7 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		1.60 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		20.5mm X 16.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	10
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Graphics
Device ID		0x591E
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Graphics max frequency		950 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		16 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 615
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
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)