Intel Xeon D-2798NT vs AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon D-2798NT CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
Intel Xeon D-2798NT AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon D-2798NT or AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE - 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 Intel Xeon D-2798NT has 20 cores with 40 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon D-2798NT was released in Q1/2022.

The AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE was released in Q3/2020.
Intel Xeon D (79) Family AMD Athlon (29)
Intel Xeon D-2700 (16) CPU group AMD Athlon Silver 3000G (1)
4 Generation 4
Ice Lake Architecture Picasso (Zen+)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon D-2798NT has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 40 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon D-2798NT is 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz) while the AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE is at 3.40 GHz.

Intel Xeon D-2798NT Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
20 Cores 2
40 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 3.40 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon D-2798NT Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon D-2798NT or AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE 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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
GPU frequency 1.10 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 8
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 3
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A 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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon D-2798NT can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 102.4 GB/s. The AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.

Intel Xeon D-2798NT Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2666
1024 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
30.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
32 PCIe lanes 16
63.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon D-2798NT is 125 W, while the AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon D-2798NT Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
125 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon D-2798NT is manufactured in 10 nm and has 30.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 5.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon D-2798NT Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
10 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 2579 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q3/2020
2200 $ Release price --
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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.
Intel Xeon D-2798NT Intel Xeon D-2798NT
20C 40T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
831 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon D-2798NT Intel Xeon D-2798NT
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1934 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon D-2798NT Intel Xeon D-2798NT
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon D-2798NT Intel Xeon D-2798NT
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
4634 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon D-2798NT AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
Unknown Unknown

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