AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs Intel Core i7-2600

Processor comparisons   24-05-2021
   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the detailed tests AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs Intel Core i7-2600 and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, streaming, rendering, programming, machine learning. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64, Furmark, Blender, SuperPi, Blender, MATLAB, 7zip, 3DMark, WPrime, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Prime95, RealBench.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-2600 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 i7-2600

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

51%

Core i7-2600

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.1	91.3
Valorant	102.3	103.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	58.1
Apex Legends	96.2	97.5
Call of Duty Warzone	76.8	77.8
Overwatch	82.9	84.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	71.6
DOOM Eternal	51.2	51.9
Warzone	79.8	80.9
Assassin's Creed	86.0	87.1
Valheim	84.9	86.1

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

Core i7-2600

29%

To make a finishing choice 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 i7-2600 since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, 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 cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software 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 work, 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 i7-2600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	86	124
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	452	568
Cinbench 20 Single-core	216	257
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	983	1824
Cinbench 23 Single-core	556	759
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2676	3647

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

	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE	Intel Core i7-2600
Single-Core	2087	1751
Multi-Core	4715	5341

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

	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE	Intel Core i7-2600
Single-Core	966	844
Multi-Core	2021	3227

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, 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. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE	Intel Core i7-2600
Announcement date	July 21, 2020	October 01, 2010
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	LGA1155
Core name	Dali	Sandy Bridge
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.8 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	1400 millions	2460 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	8 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. Another difference is that Core i7-2600 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: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-2600 is better: 28
However, it should be understood that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE and Intel Core i7-2600 before making a selection which of the CPUs 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.

• Intel Core i7-2600 specs and review.