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AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs AMD Ryzen 3 2200U: Comparison
What is the difference between Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 3 2200U?
There is no decisive spec gap here. Total threads splits them by a margin most buyers will never feel, Athlon Silver 3050U 2 against Ryzen 3 2200U 4. P-core boost clock is not the same on both, 3.2 GHz on the Athlon Silver 3050U versus 3.4 GHz on the Ryzen 3 2200U. P-core base clock is not the same on both, 2.3 GHz on the Athlon Silver 3050U versus 2.5 GHz on the Ryzen 3 2200U. There is a split on product line as well, Athlon Silver on the Athlon Silver 3050U versus Ryzen 3 on the Ryzen 3 2200U. Release year is not the same on both, 2020 on the Athlon Silver 3050U versus 2018 on the Ryzen 3 2200U. There is a split on igpu as well, AMD Radeon Graphics on the Athlon Silver 3050U versus AMD Radeon Vega 3 on the Ryzen 3 2200U. There is a split on microarchitecture as well, Zen, Athlon Silver Series on the Athlon Silver 3050U versus Zen, Ryzen 2000 Series on the Ryzen 3 2200U. They differ on smt enabled too, No on the Athlon Silver 3050U versus Yes on the Ryzen 3 2200U.
Who each one is for
Take the Athlon Silver 3050U for the most budget-conscious laptops focused purely on basic browsing and document viewing. It is the wrong buy for any multitasking whatsoever, the lack of hyperthreading alongside just 2 cores is a genuine hard ceiling. Take the Ryzen 3 2200U for the most budget-conscious thin-and-light laptops focused on basic browsing and productivity. It is not the one for any multitasking or demanding computing, the 2-core count is a genuine ceiling.
What Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 3 2200U have in common
The common ground is wider than the gap: total cores, performance cores, efficiency cores, tdp and l3 cache are identical here. They match on 7 further specifications as well.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Integrated Graphics the same on the Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 3 2200U?
It is. Both are listed at Yes, so it is not a reason to pick one over the other.
Specs and benchmarks
Brand
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- AMD
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- AMD
Product Line
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- Athlon Silver
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- Ryzen 3
Form Factor
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- Laptop
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- Laptop
Model Number
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 3050U
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- 2200U
Codename
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- Dali
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- Raven Ridge
Release Year
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 2020
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- 2018
TDP
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 15 W
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- 15 W
iGPU
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- AMD Radeon Graphics
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- AMD Radeon Vega 3
Market Segment
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- Laptop
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- Laptop
Microarchitecture
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- Zen, Athlon Silver Series
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- Zen, Ryzen 2000 Series
Socket
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- FP5
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- FP5
Process Node
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 14 nm
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- 14 nm
Total Cores
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 2
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- 2
Performance Cores
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 2
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- 2
Efficiency Cores
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 0
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- 0
Total Threads
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 2
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- 4Best
SMT Enabled
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- No
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- Yes
P-Core Base Clock
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 2.3 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- 2.5 GHz
P-Core Boost Clock
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 3.2 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- 3.4 GHz
L2 Cache
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 1 MB
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- 1 MB
L3 Cache
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 4 MB
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- 4 MB
Base Power
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 15 W
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- 15 W
Memory Type
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- DDR4-2400
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- DDR4-2400
Integrated Graphics
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- Yes
- AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
- Yes
Which one should you pick?
Choose 3050U if you want the higher L2 cache (1 MB vs 1 MB) and the higher L3 cache (4 MB vs 4 MB).
Choose 2200U if you already have it on hand or find it at a lower price.