Intel Celeron 6600HE vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 6600HE and AMD Athlon Silver 3050U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Celeron 6600HE

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 6600HE

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1764 vs 1702
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3286 vs 2992

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1764 vs 1702
PassMark - CPU mark	3286 vs 2992

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 6600HE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1764

1702

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3286

2992

Name	Intel Celeron 6600HE	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1764	1702
PassMark - CPU mark	3286	2992

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 6600HE	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'21	6 Jan 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$107
Place in performance rating	1464	1515
Processor Number	6600HE	3050U
Series	Intel Celeron Processor 6000 Series
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
OPN Tray		YM3050C4T2OFG
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.3 GHz
L3 cache	8 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
Maximum frequency		3.2 GHz
Number of GPU cores		2
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		35.76 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x9A68
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	50 x 26.5
Sockets supported	FCBGA1787	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	12
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4	1x8+1x4
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
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)