Intel Celeron G4950 vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G4950 and AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE 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 G4950

AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G4950

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2041 vs 2016

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2041 vs 2016

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 54 Watt
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4545 vs 2714

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 54 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4545 vs 2714

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G4950
CPU 2: AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2041

2016

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2714

4545

Name	Intel Celeron G4950	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2041	2016
PassMark - CPU mark	2714	4545

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G4950	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Dali
Launch date	Q2'19	21 Jul 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$52
Place in performance rating	1274	1260
Processor Number	G4950
Series	Intel Celeron Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		YD305GC6M2OFH
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Maximum frequency		3.4 GHz
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2667
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E93
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	1100 MHz
Graphics max dynamic 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 UHD Graphics 610
iGPU core count		3
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
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)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)