AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and Intel Core i7-6700HQ 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
- 3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
| Launch date | 6 Jan 2020 vs 1 September 2015 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt vs 45 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6700HQ
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
- Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.50 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
- 2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
- Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1909 vs 1703
- 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6517 vs 2993
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
| Number of threads | 8 vs 2 |
| Maximum frequency | 3.50 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 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB vs 32 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1909 vs 1703 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 6517 vs 2993 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700HQ
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| Name | AMD Athlon Silver 3050U | Intel Core i7-6700HQ |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1703 | 1909 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 2993 | 6517 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 800 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3068 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 2333 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 4.488 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 72.208 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.551 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.259 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 5.44 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1555 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3086 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 4520 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1555 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3086 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 4520 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Athlon Silver 3050U | Intel Core i7-6700HQ | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Zen | Skylake |
| Launch date | 6 Jan 2020 | 1 September 2015 |
| OPN Tray | YM3050C4T2OFG | |
| Place in performance rating | 1514 | 1494 |
| Processor Number | 3050U | i7-6700HQ |
| Vertical segment | Mobile | Mobile |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $378 | |
| Price now | $378 | |
| Series | 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors | |
| Status | Launched | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 6.34 | |
Performance |
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| Base frequency | 2.3 GHz | 2.60 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 100°C |
| Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.50 GHz |
| Number of cores | 2 | 4 |
| Number of GPU cores | 2 | |
| Number of threads | 2 | 8 |
| Unlocked | ||
| 64 bit support | ||
| Bus Speed | 8 GT/s DMI3 | |
| Die size | 122 mm | |
Memory |
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| ECC memory support | ||
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 35.76 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600 |
Graphics interfaces |
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| DVI | ||
| eDP | ||
| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
| Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Graphics API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
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Compatibility |
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| Configurable TDP | 12-25 Watt | |
| Sockets supported | FP5 | FCBGA1440 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Configurable TDP-down | 35 W | |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
| Package Size | 42mm x 28mm | |
Peripherals |
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| Max number of PCIe lanes | 12 | 16 |
| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCIe configurations | 1x8+1x4 | Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 |
Graphics |
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| Device ID | 0x191B | |
| Graphics base frequency | 350 MHz | |
| Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.05 GHz | |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | |
| Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
| Intel® Clear Video technology | ||
| Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
| Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
| Max video memory | 64 GB | |
| Processor graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 530 | |
Graphics image quality |
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| 4K resolution support | ||
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | |
| Max resolution over VGA | N / A | |
| Max resolution over WiDi | 1080p | |
Security & Reliability |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ||
| Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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| 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) | ||
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