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AMD Athlon Silver 3050e vs AMD 3015e vs AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B

AMD Athlon Silver 3050e

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The AMD Athlon Silver 3050e (Codename Dali) is a mobile APU that integrates two Zen cores (with SMT, therefore 4 threads) clocked at 1.4 to 2.8 GHz. The TDP is specified at 6 Watt and therefore the chip can be passively cooled. The integrated Radeon graphics card offers 3 CUs at up to 1000 MHz (Radeon RX Vega 3). The dual channel memory controller supports only DDR4-2400. The chip is manufactured on a 14 nm node and officially counted to the 3000 series of mobile processors.

More information on Raven Ridge can be found in our launch article.

Performance

The average 3050e in our database is in the same league as the Celeron N4120, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. In other words, a slight amount of the AMD Zen magic has not helped this chip much. Its performance can be described as fairly slow, as of mid 2023.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are.

Power consumption

Much like Intel's N-class Celeron and Pentium processors, the AMD 3050e has a 6 W TDP (also known as the long-term power limit). This is not much at all and thus good enough for passively cooled tablets, laptops, mini-PCs.

This APU is built with a 14 nm process making for poor, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

AMD 3015e

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The AMD 3015e is a dual-core, quad-thread processor (APU) of the Pollock product family. Its cores run at 1.2 GHz to 2.3 GHz and it has a low 6 W TDP, making it a good option for use in passively cooled laptops and ultra-small mini-PCs of the more affordable flavour. The processor first saw the light of day in 2020; it has a built-in Vega 3 graphics adapter running at up to 600 MHz.

Architecture & Features

This chip makes use of the rather dated Zen architecture for comparatively poor performance-per-MHz values. It has 4 MB of L3 cache and several PCI-Express 3.0 lanes for connecting NVMe SSDs, discrete graphics cards and other devices; its RAM controller functions in single-channel mode and supports DDR4-1600 memory or slower. AMD 3015e is compatible with Windows 10, Windows 11, and many Linux distros as well. Please note this is not a user-replaceable CPU. It gets soldered permanently to the motherboard (FT5 socket interface).

Performance

While we have not tested a single system built around the 3015e as of August 2023, we have some performance data for the 3050e, a chip that is just slightly superior. Based on that, the 3015e is a low-end option competing with the likes of the Intel N4500 and the Intel 4415U that is good for basic tasks and applications only.

Graphics

The Vega 3 runs at an unusually low clock rate of 600 MHz, or less. It will let you connect several monitors in resolutions as high as UHD 2160p, and it will happily decode AVC, HEVC and VP9-encoded videos, too. The latest AV1 video codec is not supported; such a video will have to be software-decoded, with the limited CPU horsepower putting a hard limit on video resolution that can be played back without stuttering. Expect to see a lot of dropped frames when watching a 1080p30 video.

Gaming is possible to a very limited extent with this iGPU. Even if it's CS:GO or a similarly old game that you want to play, be prepared to set the settings to Low.

Power consumption

This little AMD processor has a low default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 6 W, making it one of the better options for use in a passively cooled laptop, tablet, mini-PC.

The AMD 3015e is manufactured on a 14 nm process leading to poor, as of mid 2023, energy efficiency.

AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B

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The AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B is an embedded APU for mini PCs and embedded solutions that was announced in February 2017. Compared to the similar consumer Ryzen 5 2500U, the V1605B offers different support and availability options.

It includes four Zen cores clocked at 2 to 3.6 GHz and offers 4 MB L3-Cache. The integrated graphics card is called Radeon RX Vega 8 and offers 8 CUs (512 Shaders) clocked at up to 1100 MHz. The TDP is configurable between 12 and 25 Watt (15 Watt nominal). More information on Raven Ridge can be found in our launch article.

ModelAMD Athlon Silver 3050eAMD 3015eAMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B
SeriesAMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
CodenameDali (Zen)Pollock (Zen)Zen
Series: Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) Zen
AMD Athlon Silver 3050e « 1.4 - 2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD 3020e1.2 - 2.6 GHz2 / 2 cores4 MB L3
AMD 3015e « 1.2 - 2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD 3015Ce1.2 - 2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G3.6 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U2.2 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U2.2 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G3.5 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H3.2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B « 2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U2.5 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U2.5 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G2.4 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Athlon 300U2.4 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Clock1400 - 2800 MHz1200 - 2300 MHz2000 - 3600 MHz
L1 Cache192 KB192 KB384 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB2 MB
L3 Cache4 MB4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 44 / 8
TDP6 Watt6 Watt15 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
SocketFP5FT5AM4
FeaturesDDR4-2400 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, SMEDDR4-1600 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, SMEXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 600 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.comwww.amd.com
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C
Transistors4500 Million

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Athlon 3050e
19.5 pt (27%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Ryzen V1605B
25.3 pt (35%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 991     avg: 1175     median: 1174.5 (1%)     max: 1358 Points
3160 Points (3%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 567     avg: 576     median: 576 (25%)     max: 585 Points
841 Points (36%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 220     avg: 224.5     median: 224.5 (25%)     max: 229 Points
334 Points (37%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 386     avg: 419.5     median: 419.5 (1%)     max: 453 Points
1235 Points (3%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 217     avg: 226.5     median: 226.5 (1%)     max: 236 Points
654 Points (4%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
102 Points (31%)
128 Points (39%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2.5 Points (3%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.2 Points (29%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
3339 Points (20%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
6780 Points (5%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
595 s (7%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
19 s (4%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
1403 Points (2%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 6540     avg: 6642     median: 6641.5 (4%)     max: 6743 MIPS
16708 MIPS (10%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 2223     avg: 2525     median: 2524.5 (30%)     max: 2826 MIPS
3374 MIPS (40%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
13.8 fps (5%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
70.1 fps (16%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 1.09     avg: 1.3     median: 1.3 (2%)     max: 1.44 fps
3.6 fps (6%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.2 GB/s (4%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
1.3 GB/s (3%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 2159     avg: 2299     median: 2298.5 (16%)     max: 2438 Seconds
791 Seconds (6%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 1.152     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (26%)     max: 1.215 sec
0.8 sec (17%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
41.6 s (9%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
1302 s (6%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
2724 Points (7%)
7177 Points (19%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
33061 Points (27%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
33195 Points (27%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
38969 Points (33%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 2687     avg: 2722     median: 2722 (7%)     max: 2757 Points
6640 Points (17%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 3986     avg: 4063     median: 4063 (7%)     max: 4140 Points
9195 Points (16%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
1061 Points (4%)
3033 Points (13%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 538     avg: 595     median: 594.5 (25%)     max: 651 Points
464 Points (20%)
819 Points (35%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1133     avg: 1172     median: 1172 (2%)     max: 1211 Points
860 Points (2%)
3184 Points (6%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
662 Points (3%)
846 Points (4%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
1224 Points (4%)
3264 Points (10%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
2948 Points (29%)
3800 Points (38%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
5000 Points (6%)
12100 Points (13%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1606     avg: 1711     median: 1710.5 (2%)     max: 1815 ms
1258 ms (1%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
454.6 ms (5%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
22479 Points (20%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 90.2     avg: 98.6     median: 98.6 (21%)     max: 107 Points
149 Points (31%)

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

Average Benchmarks AMD 3015e → 76% n=2

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B → 205% n=2

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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