Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs i3-7310U

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-7310U and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1652
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Power efficiency	no data	7.90
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Dali (2020)
Release date	4 July 2017 (7 years ago)	21 July 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-7310U 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	no data	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	27	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7310U 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7310U 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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7310U and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7310U and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel HD Graphics 620

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7310U and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	12	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	2.42	2.98
Recency	4 July 2017	21 July 2020
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

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