AMD Athlon Silver 3050C vs AMD Ryzen Z1

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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen Z1
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C AMD Ryzen Z1

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon Silver 3050C or AMD Ryzen Z1 - 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 Ryzen Z1 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Z1 was released in Q3/2023.
AMD Athlon (29) Family AMD Ryzen Z1 (2)
AMD Athlon Silver 3000 (3) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
4 Generation 6
Dali (Zen) Architecture Phoenix (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 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 Ryzen Z1 has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Z1 is at 3.50 GHz (4.90 GHz).
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C Characteristic AMD Ryzen Z1
2 Cores 6
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.90 GHz
2.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C Characteristic AMD Ryzen Z1
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Internal Graphics

The AMD Athlon Silver 3050C or AMD Ryzen Z1 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.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU AMD Radeon 740M
1.10 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 2.50 GHz
8 GPU Generation 10
14 nm Technology 4 nm
3 Max. displays 4
3 Compute units 4
192 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation AMD FSR
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A 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.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU AMD Radeon 740M
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The 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 Ryzen Z1 supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 120.0 GB/s.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C Characteristic AMD Ryzen Z1
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
32 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache 6.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
8 PCIe lanes 20
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is 15 W, while the AMD Ryzen Z1 has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C Characteristic AMD Ryzen Z1
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
25 W TDP up 30 W
12 W TDP down 15 W
95 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is manufactured in 14 nm and has 5.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen Z1 is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 22.00 MB cache.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C Characteristic AMD Ryzen Z1
14 nm Technology 4 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
FP5 Socket FP8
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2020 Release date Q3/2023
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C (43%)
AMD Ryzen Z1 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C (18%)
AMD Ryzen Z1 (100%)

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.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
774 (43%)
AMD Ryzen Z1 AMD Ryzen Z1
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
1821 (100%)

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.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1389 (18%)
AMD Ryzen Z1 AMD Ryzen Z1
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
7706 (100%)

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.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
422 (33%)
AMD Ryzen Z1 AMD Ryzen Z1
AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz
1280 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C AMD Ryzen Z1
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