Processor comparison
AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE vs AMD FX-6300
AMD
AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
AMD Socket AM4
3400 MHz
2 cores
Jul 2020
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
AMD FX-6300
AMD Socket AM3+
3500 MHz
6 cores
Oct 2012
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE127%
- AMD FX-6300100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE149%
- AMD FX-6300100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE105%
- AMD FX-6300100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 49% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
- 5% higher multi threaded performance.
- 60 watts lower power draw.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-6300.
- Around 27% higher average synthetic performance.
Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6300
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Specifications
Features
| AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE | AMD FX-6300 |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AES | | |
| AVX | | |
| AVX2 | | |
| BMI1 | | |
| BMI2 | | |
| SHA | | |
| F16C | | |
| FMA3 | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| EVP | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| SMAP | | |
| SMEP | | |
| Precision Boost | | |
| SSE4a | | |
| CLMUL | | |
| CVT16 | | |
| FMA4 | | |
| XOP | | |
| Turbo Core | | |
| HT3.1 | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE | AMD FX-6300 |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen+ | AMD Piledriver |
| Market | Desktop | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2933 MHz
Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Codename | Dali | Vishera |
| Release Date | Jul 2020 | Oct 2012 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE | AMD FX-6300 |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 6 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | No |
Cache
| AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE | AMD FX-6300 |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 288 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 6144 KB |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE | AMD FX-6300 |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | AMD Socket AM3+ |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | unknown |
| Package | µOPGA-1331 | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | 315mm² |
| Process | 12 nm | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE | AMD FX-6300 |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | 4100 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | 1.4 V |
| TDP | 35 W | 95 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE3740 points
- AMD FX-63002501 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE9125 points
- AMD FX-630010504 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE (simulated)140.8
- AMD FX-6300 (simulated)94.4
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE (simulated)441.69
- AMD FX-6300417
points - higher is better