AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs AMD FX-6300
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 44% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| 5% higher multi threaded performance. |
| 60 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-6300. |
| Around 25% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD FX-6300 |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | | AMD FX-6300 | |
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| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| Precision Boost | | | |
| SSE4a | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| CVT16 | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
| HT3.1 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | | AMD FX-6300 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen+ | vs | AMD Piledriver |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2933 MHz
Dual-channel | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Dali | vs | Vishera |
| Release Date | Jul 2020 | vs | Oct 2012 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | | AMD FX-6300 | |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | vs | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 6 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | | AMD FX-6300 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | vs | 288 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 6144 KB |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | | AMD FX-6300 | |
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| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | AMD Socket AM3+ |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | µOPGA-1331 | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 315mm² |
| Process | 12 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | | AMD FX-6300 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | vs | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | vs | 4100 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 200 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | 1.4 V |
| TDP | 35 W | vs | 95 W |
Points - higher is better
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better