AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 Xeon E3-1268L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1879 vs 1702
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5770 vs 2995

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1879 vs 1702
PassMark - CPU mark	5770 vs 2995

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1702

1879

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2995

5770

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702	1879
PassMark - CPU mark	2995	5770
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1084
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1084
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3027
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3027

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Haswell
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	Q2'13
OPN Tray	YM3050C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1417	1340
Processor Number	3050U	E3-1268LV3
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.30 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 DMI
Number of QPI Links		0
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	DDR3 1333/1600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm (LGA1150)
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)