Processor comparison
AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs AMD FX-6120
AMD
AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
AMD Socket AM4
3400 MHz
2 cores
Jul 2020
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
AMD FX-6120
AMD Socket AM3+
3600 MHz
6 cores
Oct 2012
DESKTOP
Summary
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
- 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-6120.
- Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6120
- Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Specifications
Features
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | AMD FX-6120 |
|---|
| 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-6120 |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen+ | AMD Bulldozer |
| Market | Desktop | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2933 MHz
Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Codename | Dali | Zambezi |
| Release Date | Jul 2020 | Oct 2012 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | AMD FX-6120 |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 6 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | No |
Cache
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | AMD FX-6120 |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 288 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 6144 KB |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | AMD FX-6120 |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | AMD Socket AM3+ |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | unknown |
| Package | µOPGA-1331 | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | 315mm² |
| Process | 12 nm | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | AMD FX-6120 |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | 4200 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | 1.425 V |
| TDP | 35 W | 95 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE3740 points
- AMD FX-61202478 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE9125 points
- AMD FX-612010450 points
Points - higher is better