Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs i5-4690T

Place in the ranking	1667	1662
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	6.07	7.85
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Dali (2020)
Release date	1 May 2014 (10 years ago)	21 July 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4690T 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	2.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	12 nm
Die size	177 mm²	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4690T 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	FCLGA1150	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4690T and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
SIPP	+	-
FDI	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-4690T and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4690T and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4690T and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 4600	AMD Radeon Vega 3
Max video memory	2 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4690T and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4690T and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4690T and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4690T and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

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.

i5-4690T 2.90

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE 2.92
+0.7%

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.

i5-4690T 4608

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE 4633
+0.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.90	2.92
Integrated graphics card	1.84	2.98
Recency	1 May 2014	21 July 2020
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt

i5-4690T has 100% more physical cores.

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE, on the other hand, has a 0.7% higher aggregate performance score, 62% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, a 83.3% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-4690T and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-4690T and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.