AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Core i7-4610Y

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and Intel Core i7-4610Y 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.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

Intel Core i7-4610Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
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
2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1704 vs 1583
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2999 vs 2446

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 1 September 2013
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
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	1704 vs 1583
PassMark - CPU mark	2999 vs 2446

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4610Y

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 11.5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	11.5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4610Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1704

1583

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2999

2446

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Core i7-4610Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	1704	1583
PassMark - CPU mark	2999	2446
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3079
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5305

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Core i7-4610Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Haswell
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	1 September 2013
OPN Tray	YM3050C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1415	969
Processor Number	3050U	i7-4610Y
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$415
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	1.70 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.90 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
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	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
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	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	11.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		6 W
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4	4x1, 2x4
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		4
Number of USB ports		4
PCI support
Total number of SATA ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x402
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max frequency		850 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4200
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
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)