AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE vs Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800
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CPU comparisonAMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE or Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE was released in Q3/2020. The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.93 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 was released in Q2/2007. |
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| AMD Athlon (29) | Family | Intel Core2 Extreme (7) |
| AMD Athlon Silver 3000G (1) | CPU group | Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6000 (3) |
| 4 | Generation | 1 |
| Picasso (Zen+) | Architecture | Kentsfield (Core) |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE is 3.40 GHz while the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 is at 2.93 GHz. |
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| AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE | Characteristic | Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
| 3.40 GHz | Frequency | 2.93 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE or Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) | GPU | no iGPU |
| 1.10 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 8 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 14 nm | Technology | |
| 3 | Max. displays | |
| 3 | Compute units | -- |
| 192 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) | GPU | no iGPU |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s. |
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| AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE | Characteristic | Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 |
| DDR4-2666 | Memory | DDR3-1066, DDR2-800 |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 42.7 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 17.1 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| 1.00 MB | L2 Cache | 8.00 MB |
| 4.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE is 35 W, while the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 has a TDP of 130 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE | Characteristic | Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 |
| 35 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 130 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 95 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE is manufactured in 12 nm and has 5.00 MB cache. The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 is manufactured in 65 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache. |
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| AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE | Characteristic | Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 |
| 12 nm | Technology | 65 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | ISA extensions | MMX, SSE2, SSE3 |
| AM4 (PGA 1331) | Socket | LGA 775 |
| AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | VT-x |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q3/2020 | Release date | Q2/2007 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
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⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800
4C 4T @ 2.93 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800
4C 4T @ 2.93 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800
4C 4T @ 2.93 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz |
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800
@ 0.00 GHz |
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| AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE | Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 |
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