Athlon Silver 3050GE vs Core i3-1115GRE

Both the Athlon Silver 3050GE and Core i3-1115GRE share an identical 2-core/4-thread configuration. Boost clocks reach 3.4 GHz on the Athlon Silver 3050GE versus 3.9 GHz on the Core i3-1115GRE — a 13.7% clock advantage for the Core i3-1115GRE (base: 3.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz). The Athlon Silver 3050GE uses the Dali (2020−2021) architecture (14 nm), while the Core i3-1115GRE uses Tiger Lake-U (2020−2021) (10 nm). In PassMark, the Athlon Silver 3050GE scores 4,545 against the Core i3-1115GRE's 4,588 — a 0.9% lead for the Core i3-1115GRE. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 750 vs 1,175, a 44.2% lead for the Core i3-1115GRE that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 1,800 vs 2,233 (21.5% advantage for the Core i3-1115GRE). L3 cache: 4 MB (total) on the Athlon Silver 3050GE vs 6 MB (total) on the Core i3-1115GRE.

The Athlon Silver 3050GE uses the AM4 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Core i3-1115GRE uses FCBGA1449 (PCIe 4.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR4-2666 on the Athlon Silver 3050GE versus DDR4-3200 on the Core i3-1115GRE — the Core i3-1115GRE supports 20% faster memory, which can translate to measurable gains in memory-sensitive workloads. The Core i3-1115GRE supports up to 64 GB of RAM compared to 32 GB — 100% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 0 (Athlon Silver 3050GE) vs 4 (Core i3-1115GRE) — the Core i3-1115GRE offers 4 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: A320,B450,A520 (Athlon Silver 3050GE) and SoC (Core i3-1115GRE).

Only the Core i3-1115GRE supports AVX-512 instructions — important for machine learning and scientific applications. Virtualization support: AMD-V (Athlon Silver 3050GE) vs Yes (Core i3-1115GRE). Both include integrated graphics — Radeon Vega 3 (Athlon Silver 3050GE) and Intel UHD Graphics (Core i3-1115GRE) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Athlon Silver 3050GE targets Desktop.

At launch, the Athlon Silver 3050GE was priced at $75, while the Core i3-1115GRE came in at $338. On launch pricing ($75 vs $338), Athlon Silver 3050GE was $263 cheaper. In terms of value on MSRP (PassMark points per dollar), the Athlon Silver 3050GE delivers 60.6 pts/$ vs 13.6 pts/$ for the Core i3-1115GRE — making the Athlon Silver 3050GE the 126.8% better value option.

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