AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs Intel Core i5-2400

Processor comparisons 24-05-2021

   For example you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the detailed tests AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs Intel Core i5-2400 and see which is better for games or normal use for programming, streaming, video editing, machine learning, rendering. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, 3DMark, SuperPi, WPrime, UserBenchmark, Blender, Handbrake, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, Prime95, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, AIDA64, 7zip, RealBench, Gears 5.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-2400 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 i5-2400

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

51%

Core i5-2400

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, 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 little game result, just 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, Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, 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	77.2
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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 i5-2400

26%

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 Core i5-2400 since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

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 i5-2400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	86	104
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	452	378
Cinbench 20 Single-core	216	267
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	983	941
Cinbench 23 Single-core	556	635
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2676	2350

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

	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE	Intel Core i5-2400
Single-Core	2087	1589
Multi-Core	4715	3799

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

	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE	Intel Core i5-2400
Single-Core	966	756
Multi-Core	2021	2483

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. 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 continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE	Intel Core i5-2400
Announcement date	July 21, 2020	October 01, 2010
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	LGA1155
Core name	Dali	Sandy Bridge
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	2
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	2480 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR3 1066/1333
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2667
Memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
L1 cache	192KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	6 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 8% better than Core i5-2400 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-2400 has 2 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: 13
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-2400 is better: 23
Although it should be understood that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE and Intel Core i5-2400 before making a selection 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 i5-2400 specs and review.