Processor comparison
AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE vs Intel Core i3-3240
AMD
AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
AMD Socket AM4
3400 MHz
2 cores
Jul 2020
DESKTOP
VS
Intel
Intel Core i3-3240
Intel Socket 1155
3400 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2012
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE126%
- Intel Core i3-3240100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE116%
- Intel Core i3-3240100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE136%
- Intel Core i3-3240100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
- 16% higher single threaded performance.
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 36% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Around 26% higher average synthetic performance.
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-3240
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|
| 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 | | |
| EIST | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| TXT | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen+ | Intel_IvyBridge |
| Market | Desktop | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2933 MHz
Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Codename | Dali | Ivy Bridge |
| Release Date | Jul 2020 | Sep 2012 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | Intel HD 2500 |
Cache
| AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | Intel Socket 1155 |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | 65°C |
| Package | µOPGA-1331 | FC-LGA12C |
| Die Size | unknown | 94mm² |
| Process | 12 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | unknown |
| TDP | 35 W | 55 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE3740 points
- Intel Core i3-32403502 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE9125 points
- Intel Core i3-32408404 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE (simulated)140.8
- Intel Core i3-3240 (simulated)121.18
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE (simulated)441.69
- Intel Core i3-3240 (simulated)323.97
points - higher is better