Processor comparison
AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
AMD
AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
AMD Socket AM4
3400 MHz
2 cores
Jul 2020
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
AMD Socket AM3
3700 MHz
4 cores
May 2011
DESKTOP
Summary
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
- 90 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 Phenom II X4 980 BE.
- Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
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 Phenom II X4 980 BE |
|---|
| 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 | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen+ | AMD K10 |
| Market | Desktop | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2933 MHz
Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Codename | Dali | Deneb |
| Release Date | Jul 2020 | May 2011 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | No |
Cache
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | 6144 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | AMD Socket AM3 |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | unknown |
| Package | µOPGA-1331 | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | 258mm² |
| Process | 12 nm | 45 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | 3700 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | 1.325 V |
| TDP | 35 W | 125 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE3740 points
- AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE2331 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE9125 points
- AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE9324 points
Points - higher is better