AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5 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 Xeon E3-1268L v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1702 vs 1654

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702 vs 1654

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5

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
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6079 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 memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6079 vs 2995

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1702

1654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2995

6079

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	1702	1654
PassMark - CPU mark	2995	6079

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Skylake
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	Q4'15
OPN Tray	YM3050C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1419	1391
Processor Number	3050U	E3-1268LV5
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °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		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
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	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0x191D
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 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 P530
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
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)