Intel Core i3-10105F vs AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-10105F and AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i3-10105F

AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-10105F

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2658 vs 2074
Around 94% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9006 vs 4633

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Mar 2021 vs 21 Jul 2020
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	256 KB vs 192 KB
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2658 vs 2074
PassMark - CPU mark	9006 vs 4633

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-10105F
CPU 2: AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2658

2074

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9006

4633

Name	Intel Core i3-10105F	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2658	2074
PassMark - CPU mark	9006	4633
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3270

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-10105F	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Zen+
Launch date	16 Mar 2021	21 Jul 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$97
Place in performance rating	1111	1125
Processor Number	i3-10105F
Series	10th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		YD3125C6M2OFH
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.70 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8	4
Number of GPU cores		3
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2667
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD GuardMI technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		3
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI