AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Core i7-8665UE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and Intel Core i7-8665UE 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.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

Intel Core i7-8665UE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1702 vs 1621

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702 vs 1621

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8665UE

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 38% higher clock speed: 4.40 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
2x 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 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5170 vs 2995

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	256 KB vs 192 KB
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5170 vs 2995

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8665UE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1702

1621

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2995

5170

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Core i7-8665UE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702	1621
PassMark - CPU mark	2995	5170

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Core i7-8665UE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Whiskey Lake
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	Q2'19
OPN Tray	YM3050C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1419	1425
Processor Number	3050U	i7-8665UE
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Launch price (MSRP)		$409
Series		8th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	1.70 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	2
Number of threads	2	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
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	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		12.5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.30 GHz
Configurable TDP-up		25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.00 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		46 x 24
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Graphics
Execution Units		24
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 620
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@30/24Hz
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)