Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050e

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks

-VS-

CPU lineage

Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y or Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y – which processor offers superior performance? In this comparison, we examine disparities and assess which of these two CPUs outperforms the other. We delve into technical specifications and benchmark outcomes.
The AMD Athlon Silver 3050e features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q1/2020 and belongs to the 4 generation of the AMD Athlon series.
To use the AMD Athlon Silver 3050e, you'll need a motherboard with a FP5 socket.
-- Segment Mobile
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Name AMD Athlon Silver 3050e
Family AMD Athlon
-- Generation 4
Group AMD Athlon Silver 3000
 
 

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon Silver 3050e has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Silver 3050e is 1.4 GHz
and turbo frequency for one core is 2.8 GHz.
-- Threads 4
None None 1.8 GHz
No Hyperthreading Yes
None None 2x
No Overclocking No
-- Core architecture normal
None None 1.4 GHz
None None 2.8 GHz
-- CPU Cores 2
 
 

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y does not have integrated graphics.
The AMD Athlon Silver 3050e has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the AMD Athlon Silver 3050e uses the AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics, which has 192 texture shaders
and 3 execution units.
The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
-- GPU frequency 1.0 GHz
-- Release date Q1/2018
-- Direct X 12
GPU name AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
-- Technology 14 nm
-- Max. displays --
-- Shaders 192
0 bytes Max. GPU Memory 2.0 GB
-- Execution units 3
-- Generation 8
-- GPU (Turbo) --
 
 

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

-- AI specifications --
-- AI hardware --
 
 

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
-- AVC Decode / Encode
-- VC-1 Decode
-- VP9 Decode / Encode
-- h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
-- h264 Decode / Encode
-- VP8 Decode / Encode
-- h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
-- JPEG Decode / Encode
-- AV1 No
 
 

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
-- Memory channels 2
0 bytes Max. Memory 32.0 GB
pci PCIe pci
No AES-NI Yes
No ECC Yes
-- Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Memory type DDR4-2400
 
 

Thermal Management

TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 6 W watts.
-- Tjunction max 95 °C
None TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
 
 

Technical details

A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU.
A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
The AMD Athlon Silver 3050e is manufactured using a 14 nm process.
In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache.
-- Release date Q1/2020
-- Part Number --
0 bytes L2-Cache 1.0 MB
Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
-- Chip design --
-- Architecture Dali (Zen)
-- Technology 14 nm
Socket FP5
Operating systems
-- Release price --
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
0 bytes L3-Cache 4.0 MB