Intel Core i3-8100T vs AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i3-8100T vs AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE tests and see which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, rendering, streaming, programming, video editing. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like PassMark, Blender, Handbrake, 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, Blender, 7zip, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64, SuperPi, WPrime, MATLAB.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE or Intel Core i3-8100T.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i3-8100T

51%

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-8100T

51%

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

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 small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.3	90.1
Valorant	103.8	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	58.1	57.3
Apex Legends	97.5	96.2
Call of Duty Warzone	77.8	76.8
Overwatch	84.1	82.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.6	70.6
DOOM Eternal	51.9	51.2
Warzone	80.9	79.8
Assassin's Creed	87.2	86.0
Valheim	86.1	84.9

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

Core i3-8100T

83%

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

92%

To make a final resolution 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 i3-8100T as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 35W. 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. 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 software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that 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

	Intel Core i3-8100T	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	132	86
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	530	452
Cinbench 20 Single-core	347	216
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1274	983
Cinbench 23 Single-core	685	556
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2660	2676

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

	Intel Core i3-8100T	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Single-Core	1951	2087
Multi-Core	5323	4715

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

	Intel Core i3-8100T	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Single-Core	876	966
Multi-Core	3255	2021

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful 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 later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i3-8100T	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Announcement date	July 07, 2018	July 21, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1151	AM4
Core name	Coffee Lake	Dali
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	8	1
Turbo Frequency		3.4 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		2667
Memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	6 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number	Expansion Options	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 i3-8100T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i3-8100T 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 Intel Core i3-8100T is better: 26
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE is better: 10
Although it should be realized that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i3-8100T and AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i3-8100T - all data

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

• Intel Core i3-8100T specs and review.

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.