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.

AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

Intel Core i5-655K

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

2074

1446

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4633

2017

Name	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE	Intel Core i5-655K
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
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Clarkdale
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	May 2010
OPN Tray	YD3125C6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1221	1220
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
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
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
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
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
Compatibility
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
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Advanced Technologies
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
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)