AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core

Processor comparisons 24-05-2021

   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision after reading the full tests AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, rendering, streaming, video editing, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, AIDA64, MATLAB, WPrime, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Prime95, VeraCrypt, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, Blender, PCMark 10, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, 3DMark, Furmark, RealBench, 7zip, Blender.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Cyberpunk 2077
Rainbow Six Siege
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Valorant
Watch Dogs Legion
Halo Infinite
Red Dead Redemption 2
Grand Theft Auto V
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Valheim
Death Stranding
DOOM: Eternal
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Borderlands 3
Fortnite
Overwatch
Fallout 76
Apex Legends
Last Man Standing

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core or AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

51%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

51%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, DOTA 2A, Control, Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.1	91.0
Valorant	102.3	103.4
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	57.9
Apex Legends	96.2	97.2
Call of Duty Warzone	76.8	77.6
Overwatch	82.9	83.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	71.4
DOOM Eternal	51.2	51.7
Warzone	79.8	80.7
Assassin's Creed	86.0	86.9
Valheim	84.9	85.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

92%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

16%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE is more energy efficient than the FX-8350 Eight-Core as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Cinbench 15 Single-core	86	96
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	452	665
Cinbench 20 Single-core	216	209
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	983	1298
Cinbench 23 Single-core	556	581
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2676	3804

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	2087	1551
Multi-Core	4715	5940

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	966	608
Multi-Core	2021	2973

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Announcement date	July 21, 2020	October 01, 2012
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM3+
Core name	Dali	Vishera
Architecture	Zen	Piledriver
Generation	1	1
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	4 MHz
Cores	2	8
Threads	4	8
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	1200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR3
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2667	1866
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	192KB	384KB
L2 cache	1MB	8MB
L3 cache	4MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD3125C6M2OFH	FD8350FRW8KHK FD8350FRHKBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here FX-8350 Eight-Core is 15% better than Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that FX-8350 Eight-Core has 6 more core than Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE is better: 8
The number of parameters for which AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core is better: 26
All the data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE and AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE specs and review.

• AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core specs and review.