Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs i3-9000

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-9000 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiencyno data7.89
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Dali (2020)
Release date1 September 2018 (6 years ago)21 July 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-9000 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache64K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-9000 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket1151AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-9000 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 i3-9000 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 i3-9000 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-9000 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE.

PCIe version3.04.0

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 3.09 2.98
Recency 1 September 2018 21 July 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

i3-9000 has 3.7% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores.

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

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