Intel Core i5-6442EQ vs AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i5-6442EQ vs AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE and decide which is better for games or simple use for streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning, video editing. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as RealBench, Prime95, SuperPi, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, Furmark, Handbrake, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, Blender, Blender, 7zip.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE or Intel Core i5-6442EQ.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-6442EQ

51%

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-6442EQ

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 it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think 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 CPU comparisons were performed: Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Battlefield V, Control, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	90.1
Valorant	102.2	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.3
Apex Legends	96.1	96.2
Call of Duty Warzone	76.7	76.8
Overwatch	82.8	82.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	70.6
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.2
Warzone	79.7	79.8
Assassin's Creed	85.9	86.0
Valheim	84.8	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 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: 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-6442EQ

73%

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 i5-6442EQ as it consumes less power: 25W vs. 35W. Power consumption is particularly 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 programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its 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 check whether the software 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 benefit 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 i5-6442EQ	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	111	86
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	422	452
Cinbench 20 Single-core	305	216
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	985	983
Cinbench 23 Single-core	665	556
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2538	2676

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

	Intel Core i5-6442EQ	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Single-Core	1704	2087
Multi-Core	4505	4715

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

	Intel Core i5-6442EQ	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Single-Core	550	966
Multi-Core	1907	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 later the processor is released, 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, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-6442EQ	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Announcement date	November 30, -0001	July 21, 2020
Type	Embedded	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1440	AM4
Core name	Skylake	Dali
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	6	1
Turbo Frequency	2.7 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	1.9 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	2000 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	25 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR4
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		2667
Memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	6 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	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 Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE is 44% better than Core i5-6442EQ in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-6442EQ 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 i5-6442EQ is better: 12
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE is better: 24
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-6442EQ and AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-6442EQ - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-6442EQ 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.