Intel Core i5-9600KF vs AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i5-9600KF and AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Core i5-9600KF AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Core i5 AMD Athlon
• Generation
  9 4
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 9000 AMD Athlon Silver 3000G
• Successor
  Intel Core i5-10600KF --

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i5-9600KF vs AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.70 GHz 3.40 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i5-9600KF and AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
• GPU frequency
  1.10 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  3
• Shader
  192
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 2 GB
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  8
• Technology
  14 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i5-9600KF and AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h264
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Intel Core i5-9600KF and AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666
• Max. Memory
  128 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2 (Dual Channel)

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i5-9600KF or AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  95 W 35 W
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C 95 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i5-9600KF and AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  -- 1.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  9.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Coffee Lake S Refresh Picasso (Zen+)
• Technology
  14 nm 12 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1151-2 AM4 (LGA 1331)
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q3/2020
• Part Number
  -- YD3125C6M2OFH