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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050U. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2021
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
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2020-01-06
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 or AMD Athlon Silver 3050U? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 has a base frequency of 2.55 GHz. 8 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q2/2021.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U has a base frequency of 2.3 GHz. 2 / 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in 2020-01-06.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    2.55 GHz left arrow 2.3 GHz
  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    8 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    903 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    835 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    998 place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 25 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.2 GHz left arrow 2.55 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon Silver 3050U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    511 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    677 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    764 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    952 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    743 place

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c left arrow AMD Athlon Silver 3000
  • Family
    Qualcomm Snapdragon left arrow Athlon
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c left arrow -
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Laptops / Desktops
  • Series
    - left arrow Athlon 3000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    2x Kryo 468 Gold left arrow -
  • B-Core
    6x Kryo 468 Silver left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    2.55 GHz left arrow 2.3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    2.55 GHz left arrow 3.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    2.55 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 3.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.3 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12.1 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    0 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 8
  • GPU Frequency
    700 MHz left arrow 1100 MHz
  • GPU name
    Qualcomm Adreno 618 left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q1/2018
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 192
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 2
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-2133 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 8
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 2400
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 and AMD Athlon Silver 3050U Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    - left arrow 15 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 12 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 25 W
  • Configurable TDP
    - left arrow 12-25 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 15 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 and AMD Athlon Silver 3050U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Kryo 468 left arrow Dali (Zen)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    - left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 1 MB
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 4 MB
  • Part Number
    SC7180P left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow 2020-01-06
  • Socket
    - left arrow FP5
  • Technology
    8 nm left arrow 14nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Dali
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.1875 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow YM3050C4T2OFG
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 and AMD Athlon Silver 3050U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

553.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
704.000000
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1629.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
1312.000000
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

358.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
422.000000
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

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