Processor comparison
AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs AMD Athlon X4 970
AMD
AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
AMD Socket AM4
3400 MHz
2 cores
Jul 2020
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
AMD Athlon X4 970
AMD Socket AM4
3800 MHz
4 cores
Jul 2017
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE152%
- AMD Athlon X4 970100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE166%
- AMD Athlon X4 970100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE138%
- AMD Athlon X4 970100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 66% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 38% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- 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 Athlon X4 970.
- Around 52% higher average synthetic performance.
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 970
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | AMD Athlon X4 970 |
|---|
| 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 | | |
| 3DNow! | | |
| SSE4 | | |
| FMA4 | | |
| TBM | | |
| XOP | | |
| Turbo Core | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | AMD Athlon X4 970 |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen+ | AMD Excavator |
| Market | Desktop | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2933 MHz
Dual-channel | DDR4 |
| Codename | Dali | Bristol Ridge |
| Release Date | Jul 2020 | Jul 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | AMD Athlon X4 970 |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | No |
Cache
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | AMD Athlon X4 970 |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | 0 KB |
Physical
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | AMD Athlon X4 970 |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | 74°C |
| Package | µOPGA-1331 | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | 246mm² |
| Process | 12 nm | 28 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | AMD Athlon X4 970 |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | 3800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | 1.475 V |
| TDP | 35 W | 65 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE3740 points
- AMD Athlon X4 9702760 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE9125 points
- AMD Athlon X4 9709124 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE (simulated)140.8
- AMD Athlon X4 970 (simulated)84.76
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE (simulated)441.69
- AMD Athlon X4 970 (simulated)319
points - higher is better