Intel Core i5-L16G7 vs AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

Processor comparisons 11-01-2022

   If you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-L16G7 vs AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, streaming, video editing, programming. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as PCMark 10, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, Prime95, MATLAB, WPrime, PassMark, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, 7zip, UserBenchmark, VeraCrypt, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of parallel 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 i5-L16G7.

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-L16G7

51%

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-L16G7

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	90.1
Valorant	102.2	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.3
Apex Legends	96.0	96.2
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	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	85.8	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 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, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, 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-L16G7

430%

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 Core i5-L16G7 is more energy efficient than the Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE since it has less power consumption: 7W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has. 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 use only one core to work, 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-L16G7	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	107	86
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	251	452
Cinbench 20 Single-core	272	216
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	577	983
Cinbench 23 Single-core	794	556
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1923	2676

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

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Single-Core	1605	2087
Multi-Core	3297	4715

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

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Single-Core	905	966
Multi-Core	1869	2021

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, 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. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-L16G7	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	July 21, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FC-CSP1016	AM4
Core name	Lakefield	Dali
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	11	1
Turbo Frequency	3 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	1.4 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	5	2
Threads	5	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	6800 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	35 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X 4267 POP Memory	DDR4
Max. Memory	8 Gb
Memory Frequency		2667
Memory bandwidth	34 GB/s
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
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 58% better than Core i5-L16G7 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-L16G7 has 3 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-L16G7 is better: 12
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE is better: 25
Although it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-L16G7 and AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-L16G7 - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-L16G7 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.