Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
Aggregate performance score
Athlon Gold PRO 3150G outperforms Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1153 | 1565 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Dali (2020) | Dali (2020) |
| Release date | 21 July 2020 (3 years ago) | 21 July 2020 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | 95 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4-2933 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Athlon Gold PRO 3150G outperforms Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE by 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Athlon Gold PRO 3150G outperforms Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE by 66% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.98 | 3.00 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
The Athlon Gold PRO 3150G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Gold PRO 3150G and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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