AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs AMD FX-8350

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AMD Athlon Silver 3050U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD FX-8350
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD FX-8350

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and the AMD FX-8350 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U 2 core processor released in Q1/2020 with the AMD FX-8350 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2012.
AMD Athlon (29) Family AMD FX (30)
AMD Athlon Silver 3000 (3) CPU group AMD FX-8000 (11)
4 Generation 2
Dali (Zen) Architecture Vishera (Bulldozer)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon Silver 3050U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz). The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The AMD FX-8350 clocks with 4.00 GHz (4.20 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U Characteristic AMD FX-8350
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.30 GHz Frequency 4.00 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.20 GHz
2.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.10 GHz

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 3050U Characteristic AMD FX-8350
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

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 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 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 & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U, while the AMD FX-8350 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 29.9 GB/s enabled.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U Characteristic AMD FX-8350
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
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
8 PCIe lanes --
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD Athlon Silver 3050U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the AMD FX-8350 is 125 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U Characteristic AMD FX-8350
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
25 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon Silver 3050U has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD FX-8350 is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U Characteristic AMD FX-8350
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, FMA3, FMA4
FP5 Socket AM3+
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2020 Release date Q4/2012
-- Release price 170 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U (97%)
AMD FX-8350 (81%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U (53%)
AMD FX-8350 (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 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
749 (100%)
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
573 (77%)

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 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1436 (52%)
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
2777 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
873 (100%)
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
576 (66%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1524 (65%)
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
2361 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
181 (87%)
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
209 (100%)

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.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
3004 (50%)
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
5992 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
668 (43%)
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1543 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
122 (100%)
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
96 (79%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
579 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
3803 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1298 (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 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
45 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
691.3 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
241 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
665 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD FX-8350
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