Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs FX-6300

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Aggregate performance score

FX-6300
2012
6 cores / 6 threads, 95 Watt
2.60
Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.92
+12.3%

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE outperforms FX-6300 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-6300 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17311662
Place by popularity58not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.64no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.597.90
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Dali (2020)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)21 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$132no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-6300 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads64
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache288 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache6144 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm12 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-6300 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
SocketAM3+AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6300 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR4-2933

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE.

PCIe version3.04.0

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.

FX-6300 2.60
Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE 2.92
+12.3%

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.

FX-6300 4137
Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE 4633
+12%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.60 2.92
Recency 23 October 2012 21 July 2020
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

FX-6300 has 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE, on the other hand, has a 12.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-6300 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-6300 and Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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