AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs Intel Core i5-655K
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE and Intel Core i5-655K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
- CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 2 month(s) later
- Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 72.6°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 32 nm
- Around 50% 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
- 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 73 Watt
- Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2074 vs 1446
- 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4633 vs 2017
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 21 Jul 2020 vs May 2010 |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C vs 72.6°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm vs 32 nm |
L1 cache | 192 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 1 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt vs 73 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2074 vs 1446 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 4633 vs 2017 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-655K
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- Around 2% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Maximum frequency | 3.46 GHz vs 3.4 GHz |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-655K
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | Intel Core i5-655K |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2074 | 1446 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 4633 | 2017 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 2510 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4869 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | Intel Core i5-655K | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen+ | Clarkdale |
Launch date | 21 Jul 2020 | May 2010 |
OPN Tray | YD3125C6M2OFH | |
Place in performance rating | 1218 | 1217 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Price now | $59.99 | |
Processor Number | i5-655K | |
Series | Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 16.69 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.20 GHz |
L1 cache | 192 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 4 MB | 4096 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 72.6°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.46 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 2 |
Number of GPU cores | 3 | |
Number of threads | 4 | 4 |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 2.5 GT/s DMI | |
Die size | 81 mm2 | |
Transistor count | 382 million | |
VID voltage range | 0.6500V-1.4000V | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Supported memory types | DDR4-2667 | DDR3 1066/1333 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 16.38 GB | |
Graphics |
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Graphics base frequency | 1100 MHz | 733 MHz |
iGPU core count | 3 | |
Processor graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | Intel HD Graphics |
Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of displays supported | 2 | |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM4 | FCLGA1156 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 73 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 2.0 |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
PCIe configurations | 1x16, 2x8 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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AMD GuardMI technology | ||
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Flexible Display interface (FDI) | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 36-bit | |
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |