AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs Intel Core i3-1005G1

Processor comparisons 24-05-2021

   For example there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs Intel Core i3-1005G1 and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, video editing, streaming, programming. Here you can find useful information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as VeraCrypt, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, Gears 5, WPrime, SuperPi, Handbrake, PCMark 10, Furmark, Prime95, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Dolphin Emulator, 7zip, Blender, UserBenchmark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-1005G1 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%

Core i3-1005G1

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

51%

Core i3-1005G1

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.1	90.5
Valorant	102.3	102.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	57.6
Apex Legends	96.2	96.7
Call of Duty Warzone	76.8	77.1
Overwatch	82.9	83.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	71.0
DOOM Eternal	51.2	51.4
Warzone	79.8	80.2
Assassin's Creed	86.0	86.4
Valheim	84.9	85.4

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, 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%

Core i3-1005G1

266%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-1005G1 is more energy efficient than the Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn 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. Because 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	Intel Core i3-1005G1
Cinbench 15 Single-core	86	158
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	452	409
Cinbench 20 Single-core	216	402
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	983	949
Cinbench 23 Single-core	556	675
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2676	2621

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

	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE	Intel Core i3-1005G1
Single-Core	2087	2281
Multi-Core	4715	5244

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

	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE	Intel Core i3-1005G1
Single-Core	966	1197
Multi-Core	2021	2465

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE	Intel Core i3-1005G1
Announcement date	July 21, 2020	April 01, 2019
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1526
Core name	Dali	Ice Lake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	10
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	1.2 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	2600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	2667
Memory bandwidth		58.3 GB/s
L1 cache	192KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD3125C6M2OFH

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE is 64% better than Core i3-1005G1 in terms of CPU frequency. 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: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-1005G1 is better: 26
Although it should be understood that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE and Intel Core i3-1005G1 before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

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.

• Intel Core i3-1005G1 specs and review.