AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs AMD Ryzen 3 3100

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE and AMD Ryzen 3 3100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Launch date 21 Jul 2020 vs 7 May 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3100

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2420 vs 2074
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11596 vs 4633
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 12 nm
L1 cache 256 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2420 vs 2074
PassMark - CPU mark 11596 vs 4633

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 3100

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2074
2420
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4633
11596
Name AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE AMD Ryzen 3 3100
PassMark - Single thread mark 2074 2420
PassMark - CPU mark 4633 11596
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2982

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE AMD Ryzen 3 3100

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Zen 2
Launch date 21 Jul 2020 7 May 2020
OPN Tray YD3125C6M2OFH
Place in performance rating 1221 1214
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $99

Performance

Base frequency 3.4 GHz 3.6 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 3.9 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of GPU cores 3
Number of threads 4 8
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Supported memory types DDR4-2667 DDR4-3200

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 1100 MHz
iGPU core count 3
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 3

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 4.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD GuardMI technology