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AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs AMD Ryzen 3 3300U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3450U

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

► remove from comparison AMD Athlon 3050U

The AMD Athlon Silver 3050U is a mobile processor for thin and light entry level laptops. It is based on the Picasso series (e.g. Ryzen 3000U APUs) and offers two Zen cores clocked at 2.3 to 3.2 GHz without SMT (two threads at once) and 4 MB of L3 Cache. The integrated graphics card is called Radeon RX Vega 2 and offers only 2 CUs (128 shaders) clocked at up to 1,100 MHz.

In Chromebooks, AMD calles the APU AMD Athlon Silver 3050C, but with the exact same specifications (and performance).

Performance

We have not tested a single system built around the 3050U, as of August 2023. Expect the chip to be just a few percentage points slower than the Athlon 3150U (two Zen cores, 4 threads, up to 3.3 GHz). This kind of performance should suffice for most day-to-day tasks but not much more than that.

Power consumption

This Athlon series chip has a default TDP of 15 W (also known as the long-term power limit). Laptop makers are free to change that to anything between 12 W and 25 W with clock speeds and peformance changing accordingly as a result. Either way, that's a tad too high to allow for passively cooled designs.

Last but not the least, the APU is built with a 14 nm process leading to poor, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

AMD Ryzen 3 3300U

► remove from comparison AMD R3 3300U

The AMD Ryzen 3 3300U is a mobile SoC that was announced in January 2019. It combines four Zen+ cores (no SMT / Hyperthreading so only 4 threads) clocked at 2.1 - 3.5 GHz with a Radeon RX Vega 6 graphics card with 6 CUs (384 Shaders) clocked at up to 1200 MHz. Specified at 15 Watt TDP, the SoC is intended for thin mid-range laptops.

The Picasso SoCs use the Zen+ microarchitecture with slight improvements that should lead to a 3% IPS (performance per clock) improvements. Furthermore, the 12nm process allows higher clock rates at similar power consumptions.

The integrated dual-channel memory controller supports up to DDR4-2400 memory. As the features of the Picasso APUs are the same compared to the Raven Ridge predecessors, we point to our Raven Ridge launch article.

AMD states that the Picasso APUs are about 8% faster than the predecessors. Therefore, the Ryzen 3 3300U should be similar to the Ryzen 5 2500U (2 - 3.6 GHz but with SMT).

AMD Ryzen 5 3450U

► remove from comparison AMD R5 3450U

The AMD Ryzen 5 3450U is a mobile SoC that was announced in Q2 2020 as a refresh. It combines four Zen+ cores (8 threads) clocked at 2.1 GHz to 3.5 GHz (-200 MHz versus 3500U) with a Radeon RX Vega 8 iGPU with 8 CUs (512 Shaders) clocked at up to 1200 MHz.

The Picasso SoC uses the Zen+ microarchitecture with slight improvements that should lead to a 3% IPS (performance per clock) improvements. Furthermore, the 12 nm process allows for higher clocks at similar power consumption.

The integrated dual-channel memory controller supports up to DDR4-2400 memory. As the features of the Picasso APUs are the same compared to the Raven Ridge predecessors, we point to our Raven Ridge launch article.

Performance

The average 3450U in our database is in the same league as the Core i3-1115G4 and also the Ryzen 3 4300U, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a better-than-expected result for an aging lower mid-range chip that is the 3450U, as of mid 2022.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.

Power consumption

The Ryzen 5 has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 15 W, a value that laptop manufacturers are allowed to change to anything between 12 W and 35 W if required with clock speeds and performance changing correspondingly. These values are fairly high, making active cooling solutions something of a necessity.

The CPU is built with a somewhat old, as of late 2022, 12 nm process for lower-than-average energy efficiency.

ModelAMD Athlon Silver 3050UAMD Ryzen 3 3300UAMD Ryzen 5 3450U
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
CodenameDali (Zen)Zen+Picasso-U (Zen+)
Series: Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) Picasso-U (Zen+)
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U2.4 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U « 2.3 - 3.2 GHz2 / 2 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3350U2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U « 2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U « 2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
Clock2300 - 3200 MHz2100 - 3500 MHz2100 - 3500 MHz
L1 Cache192 KB384 KB384 KB
L2 Cache1 MB2 MB2 MB
L3 Cache4 MB4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 24 / 44 / 8
TDP15 Watt15 Watt15 Watt
Transistors4500 Million4500 Million4500 Million
Technology14 nm12 nm12 nm
max. Temp.95 °C105 °C
SocketFP5AM4FP5
FeaturesDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 2 ( - 1100 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R3 3300U
24.6 pt (34%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 3450U
25.1 pt (35%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 2658     avg: 2927     median: 2926.5 (3%)     max: 3195 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 858     avg: 875     median: 875 (37%)     max: 892 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
337 Points (37%)
min: 292     avg: 321.5     median: 321.5 (36%)     max: 351 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
921 Points (2%)
min: 1089     avg: 1168     median: 1168 (3%)     max: 1247 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
471 Points (3%)
min: 530     avg: 567     median: 566.5 (4%)     max: 603 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
134 Points (40%)
min: 137     avg: 137.5     median: 137.5 (41%)     max: 138 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
4280 Points (26%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
12357 Points (9%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
404.6 s (5%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
11.9 s (2%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
2398 Points (4%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
12118 MIPS (7%)
min: 15163     avg: 15782     median: 15878 (9%)     max: 16305 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
3340 MIPS (40%)
min: 3355     avg: 3375     median: 3359 (40%)     max: 3411 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
26.2 fps (9%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
132.1 fps (30%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
2.8 fps (5%)
min: 2.77     avg: 3.1     median: 3 (5%)     max: 3.43 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.3 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.4 GB/s (7%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
2.7 GB/s (7%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
1212 Seconds (9%)
min: 834     avg: 919     median: 946 (7%)     max: 976 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.8 sec (17%)
min: 0.76     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (17%)     max: 0.806 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
4332 Points (9%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
12.8 s (3%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
28.4 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
709 s (3%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
4587 Points (12%)
min: 4968     avg: 5979     median: 6400 (17%)     max: 6568 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
51741 Points (42%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
47170 Points (38%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
55407 Points (47%)
27926 Points (24%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
3953 Points (10%)
min: 5106     avg: 5779     median: 5984 (15%)     max: 6248 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
5629 Points (10%)
min: 8985     avg: 9259     median: 9204 (16%)     max: 9587 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
2006 Points (8%)
min: 1887     avg: 2208     median: 2170 (9%)     max: 2567 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
743 Points (31%)
824 Points (35%)
min: 698     avg: 819     median: 839 (35%)     max: 866 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
1429 Points (3%)
2578 Points (5%)
min: 2565     avg: 2918     median: 2972 (5%)     max: 3123 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
843 Points (4%)
853 Points (4%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
2722 Points (9%)
2630 Points (8%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
3861 Points (39%)
3486 Points (35%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
10787 Points (12%)
10200 Points (11%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
3672 Points (50%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
10223 Points (25%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
10170 Points (18%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
3469 Points (68%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
11467 Points (18%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
3780 Points (57%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
8470 Points (68%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
6808 Points (62%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
12111 Points (24%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
8746 Points (18%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
9508 Points (25%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1192     avg: 1237     median: 1236.5 (1%)     max: 1281 ms
min: 1170     avg: 1185     median: 1185 (1%)     max: 1200 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
136.9 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
27764 Points (25%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 141     avg: 153.5     median: 153.5 (32%)     max: 166 Points
min: 145     avg: 145.5     median: 145.5 (30%)     max: 146 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 707     avg: 722     median: 722 (28%)     max: 737 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
37.3 Watt (6%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
36.2 Watt (7%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
14.6 Points per Watt (11%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Athlon Silver 3050U → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 3 3300U → 146% n=2

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 3450U → 160% n=2

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