Intel Core i5-4690K vs AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

Processor comparisons 01-02-2023

   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the full tests Intel Core i5-4690K vs AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, streaming, programming, machine learning, rendering. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, WPrime, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, SuperPi, Blender, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, 3DMark, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, MATLAB, Gears 5.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE or Intel Core i5-4690K.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-4690K

51%

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-4690K

52%

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

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: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Control, Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.2	90.1
Valorant	104.7	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	58.6	57.3
Apex Legends	98.4	96.2
Call of Duty Warzone	78.5	76.8
Overwatch	84.8	82.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.3	70.6
DOOM Eternal	52.4	51.2
Warzone	81.7	79.8
Assassin's Creed	88.0	86.0
Valheim	86.9	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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD 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

Core i5-4690K

44%

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

92%

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 i5-4690K as it consumes less power: 88W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate 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 video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its 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 learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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 use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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

	Intel Core i5-4690K	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	152	86
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	534	452
Cinbench 20 Single-core	351	216
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1287	983
Cinbench 23 Single-core	834	556
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2900	2676

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

	Intel Core i5-4690K	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Single-Core	2211	2087
Multi-Core	5590	4715

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

	Intel Core i5-4690K	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Single-Core	1163	966
Multi-Core	4082	2021

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. 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. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-4690K	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Announcement date	June 24, 2014	July 21, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1150	AM4
Core name	Devil's Canyon	Dali
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	4	1
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	22 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	88 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR4
Max. Memory	32 Gb
Memory Frequency		2667
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	6 MB	4MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	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 Core i5-4690K is 2% better than Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-4690K 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 i5-4690K is better: 31
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE is better: 6
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-4690K and AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-4690K - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-4690K 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.