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AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs AMD Ryzen 3 3250U: Comparison
Athlon Silver 3050U vs Ryzen 3 3250U total threads compared
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 3250U 4. P-core boost clock is not the same on both, 3.2 GHz on the Athlon Silver 3050U versus 3.5 GHz on the Ryzen 3 3250U. P-core base clock is not the same on both, 2.3 GHz on the Athlon Silver 3050U versus 2.6 GHz on the Ryzen 3 3250U. There is a split on product line as well, Athlon Silver on the Athlon Silver 3050U versus Ryzen 3 on the Ryzen 3 3250U. Igpu is not the same on both, AMD Radeon Graphics on the Athlon Silver 3050U versus AMD Radeon Vega 3 on the Ryzen 3 3250U. There is a split on microarchitecture as well, Zen, Athlon Silver Series on the Athlon Silver 3050U versus Zen+, Ryzen 3000 Series on the Ryzen 3 3250U. There is a split on smt enabled as well, No on the Athlon Silver 3050U versus Yes on the Ryzen 3 3250U.
Which should you buy, Athlon Silver 3050U or Ryzen 3 3250U?
Take the Athlon Silver 3050U for the most budget-conscious laptops focused purely on basic browsing and document viewing. Avoid it for any multitasking whatsoever, the lack of hyperthreading alongside just 2 cores is a genuine hard ceiling. Take the Ryzen 3 3250U for the most budget-conscious thin-and-light laptops focused on basic browsing and productivity. It is the wrong buy for any multitasking or demanding computing, the 2-core count is a genuine ceiling.
What Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 3 3250U have in common
Where they agree, they agree completely, total cores, performance cores, efficiency cores, tdp and l3 cache included, so the decision does not turn on any of those. They match on 8 further specifications as well.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Integrated Graphics the same on the Athlon Silver 3050U and Ryzen 3 3250U?
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 3250U
- AMD
Product Line
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- Athlon Silver
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- Ryzen 3
Form Factor
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- Laptop
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- Laptop
Model Number
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 3050U
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- 3250U
Codename
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- Dali
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- Dali
Release Year
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 2020
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- 2020
TDP
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 15 W
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- 15 W
iGPU
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- AMD Radeon Graphics
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- AMD Radeon Vega 3
Market Segment
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- Laptop
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- Laptop
Microarchitecture
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- Zen, Athlon Silver Series
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- Zen+, Ryzen 3000 Series
Socket
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- FP5
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- FP5
Process Node
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 14 nm
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- 12 nm
Total Cores
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 2
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- 2
Performance Cores
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 2
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- 2
Efficiency Cores
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 0
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- 0
Total Threads
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 2
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- 4Best
SMT Enabled
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- No
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- Yes
P-Core Base Clock
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 2.3 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- 2.6 GHz
P-Core Boost Clock
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 3.2 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- 3.5 GHz
L2 Cache
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 1 MB
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- 1 MB
L3 Cache
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 4 MB
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- 4 MB
Base Power
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- 15 W
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- 15 W
Memory Type
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- DDR4-2400
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- DDR4-2400
Integrated Graphics
- AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
- Yes
- AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
- 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 3250U if you already have it on hand or find it at a lower price.