Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs i5-750

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-750
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.60
Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.92
+82.5%

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE outperforms Core i5-750 by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-750 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21071662
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.21no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore i5 (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.597.89
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Dali (2020)
Release date8 September 2009 (15 years ago)21 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$150no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-750 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 speed2.66 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate2500 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm12 nm
Die size296 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors774 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-750 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-750 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Core i5-750 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 i5-750 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 i5-750 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-750 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

i5-750 1.60
Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE 2.92
+82.5%

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.

i5-750 2535
Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE 4633
+82.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.60 2.92
Recency 8 September 2009 21 July 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

i5-750 has 100% more physical cores.

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE, on the other hand, has a 82.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 275% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-750 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-750 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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