Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs Core 2 Duo P8800

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P8800
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.61
Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
3.03
+397%

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE outperforms Core 2 Duo P8800 by a whopping 397% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8800 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27951647
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency2.227.89
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Dali (2020)
Release date1 April 2009 (15 years ago)21 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$241no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8800 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm12 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8800 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA479,PGA478AM4
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8800 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8800 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P8800 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8800 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2933

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P8800 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE.

PCIe versionno data4.0

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.

Core 2 Duo P8800 0.61
Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE 3.03
+397%

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.

Core 2 Duo P8800 937
Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE 4633
+394%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.61 3.03
Recency 1 April 2009 21 July 2020
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo P8800 has 40% lower power consumption.

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE, on the other hand, has a 396.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more threads, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P8800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo P8800 is a notebook processor while Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P8800 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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