Processor comparison
AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs Intel Core i5-2400S
AMD
AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
AMD Socket AM4
3400 MHz
2 cores
Jul 2020
DESKTOP
VS
Intel
Intel Core i5-2400S
Intel Socket 1155
2500 MHz
4 cores
Jan 2011
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE126%
- Intel Core i5-2400S100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE129%
- Intel Core i5-2400S100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE124%
- Intel Core i5-2400S100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 29% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 24% 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).
- Around 26% higher average synthetic performance.
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2400S
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 | Intel Core i5-2400S |
|---|
| 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 | | |
| EIST | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit | | |
| TXT | | |
| VT-x | | |
| VT-d | | |
| AES-NI | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | Intel Core i5-2400S |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen+ | Intel_SandyBridge |
| Market | Desktop | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2933 MHz
Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Codename | Dali | Sandy Bridge |
| Release Date | Jul 2020 | Jan 2011 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | Intel Core i5-2400S |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | Intel HD 2000 |
Cache
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | Intel Core i5-2400S |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | 6144 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | Intel Core i5-2400S |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | Intel Socket 1155 |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | unknown |
| Package | µOPGA-1331 | FC-LGA10 |
| Die Size | unknown | 216mm² |
| Process | 12 nm | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE | Intel Core i5-2400S |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | 3300 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | unknown |
| TDP | 35 W | 65 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE3740 points
- Intel Core i5-2400S3300 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE9125 points
- Intel Core i5-2400S10000 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE (simulated)140.8
- Intel Core i5-2400S (simulated)108.81
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE (simulated)441.69
- Intel Core i5-2400S (simulated)356.06
points - higher is better