AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Core i7-4770HQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and Intel Core i7-4770HQ 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, 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 i7-4770HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3.1x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 47 Watt

Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 21 July 2014
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 47 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770HQ

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95 °C
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1913 vs 1702
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6083 vs 2995

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	256 KB vs 192 KB
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1913 vs 1702
PassMark - CPU mark	6083 vs 2995

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1702

1913

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2995

6083

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Core i7-4770HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702	1913
PassMark - CPU mark	2995	6083
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		767
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2981
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1658
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3060
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1658
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3060

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Core i7-4770HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Crystal Well
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	21 July 2014
OPN Tray	YM3050C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1419	1316
Processor Number	3050U	i7-4770HQ
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$434
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	2
Number of threads	2	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		260 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Transistor count		1700 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
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	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm
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		0xD26
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.2 GHz
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® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200
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
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)
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® 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)