Athlon Silver 3050e vs Core i7-930

The Athlon Silver 3050e packs 2 cores / 4 threads, while the Core i7-930 offers 4 cores / 8 threads — the Core i7-930 has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 2.8 GHz on the Athlon Silver 3050e versus 3.06 GHz on the Core i7-930 — a 8.9% clock advantage for the Core i7-930 (base: 1.4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). The Athlon Silver 3050e uses the Dali (Zen) (2020) architecture (14 nm), while the Core i7-930 uses Bloomfield (2008−2010) (45 nm). In PassMark, the Athlon Silver 3050e scores 2,979 against the Core i7-930's 2,993 — a 0.5% lead for the Core i7-930. L3 cache: 4 MB on the Athlon Silver 3050e vs 8 MB (total) on the Core i7-930.

The Athlon Silver 3050e uses the FP5 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Core i7-930 uses LGA1366 (PCIe 2.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches 2400 on the Athlon Silver 3050e versus DDR3-1066 on the Core i7-930 — the Athlon Silver 3050e supports 199.5% faster memory, which can translate to measurable gains in memory-sensitive workloads. The Athlon Silver 3050e supports up to 32 of RAM compared to 24 GB — 28.6% more capacity for professional workloads. Memory channels: 2 (Athlon Silver 3050e) vs 3 (Core i7-930). PCIe lanes: 8 (Athlon Silver 3050e) vs 36 (Core i7-930) — the Core i7-930 offers 28 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives.

Neither processor supports overclocking. Virtualization support: true (Athlon Silver 3050e) vs VT-x, VT-d (Core i7-930). The Athlon Silver 3050e includes integrated graphics (Radeon Vega 3), while the Core i7-930 requires a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Core i7-930 targets Desktop.

The Athlon Silver 3050e launched at $100 MSRP, while the Core i7-930 debuted at $294. At current prices ($60 vs $20), the Core i7-930 is $40 cheaper. In terms of value (PassMark points per dollar), the Athlon Silver 3050e delivers 49.6 pts/$ vs 149.7 pts/$ for the Core i7-930 — making the Core i7-930 the 100.4% better value option.