AMD Athlon Silver 3050C vs AMD FX-4170
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| AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | AMD FX-4170 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon Silver 3050C or AMD FX-4170 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD Athlon Silver 3050C has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Silver 3050C was released in Q3/2020. The AMD FX-4170 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-4170 was released in Q1/2012. |
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| AMD Athlon (29) | Family | AMD FX (30) |
| AMD Athlon Silver 3000 (3) | CPU group | AMD FX-4100/4200 (5) |
| 4 | Generation | 1 |
| Dali (Zen) | Architecture | Zambezi (Bulldozer) |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon Silver 3050C has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the AMD FX-4170 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD FX-4170 is at 4.20 GHz (4.40 GHz). |
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| AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Characteristic | AMD FX-4170 |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
| 2.30 GHz | Frequency | 4.20 GHz |
| 3.20 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.40 GHz |
| 2.30 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 4.40 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The AMD Athlon Silver 3050C or AMD FX-4170 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) | GPU | no iGPU |
| 1.10 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 8 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 14 nm | Technology | |
| 3 | Max. displays | |
| 3 | Compute units | -- |
| 192 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) | GPU | no iGPU |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon Silver 3050C can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The AMD FX-4170 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s. |
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| AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Characteristic | AMD FX-4170 |
| DDR4-2400 | Memory | DDR3-1866 |
| 32 GB | Max. Memory | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 29.9 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | Yes |
| 1.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| 4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 8 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 7.9 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is 15 W, while the AMD FX-4170 has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Characteristic | AMD FX-4170 |
| 15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 125 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| 25 W | TDP up | -- |
| 12 W | TDP down | -- |
| 95 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is manufactured in 14 nm and has 5.00 MB cache. The AMD FX-4170 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache. |
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| AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Characteristic | AMD FX-4170 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Unknown |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX |
| FP5 | Socket | AM3+ |
| AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | AMD-V |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | |
| Q3/2020 | Release date | Q1/2012 |
| -- | Release price | 120 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD FX-4170
4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD FX-4170
4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz |
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AMD FX-4170
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD FX-4170
4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | AMD FX-4170 |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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