AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs Nov 2019
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2503 vs 2074
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13160 vs 4633

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	32 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2503 vs 2074
PassMark - CPU mark	13160 vs 4633

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2074

2503

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4633

13160

Name	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2074	2503
PassMark - CPU mark	4633	13160
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1175
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5292
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3834

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Zen 2
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	Nov 2019
OPN Tray	YD3125C6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1221	1248
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$170
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		100 MHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size		128 GB
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD GuardMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)