Intel N50 vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

Comparative analysis of Intel N50 and AMD Athlon Silver 3050U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel N50

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N50

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1790 vs 1705

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 6 Jan 2020
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95 °C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1790 vs 1705

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
699050.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2994 vs 2907

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	1 MB vs 2MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB vs 6MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2994 vs 2907

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N50
CPU 2: AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1790

1705

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2907

2994

Name	Intel N50	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1790	1705
PassMark - CPU mark	2907	2994

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N50	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Essentials
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	6 Jan 2020
Place in performance rating	1456	1507
Architecture codename		Zen
OPN Tray		YM3050C4T2OFG
Processor Number		3050U
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1000 MHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	2MB (shared)	1 MB
L3 cache	6MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Unlocked
Number of GPU cores		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5, 4800 MHz, Single-channel	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1264	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-25 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 9 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x8+1x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.6
Vulkan