CPU Showdown

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GEvsRyzen Threadripper 9980X

The Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE is a quiet, low-power office chip for basic desktops, while the Ryzen Threadripper 9980X is a massive workstation processor for heavy rendering and simulation.

AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
2C / 4T · 35W
VS
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X
64C / 128T · 350W
AMD

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

Picasso · 12 nm · 2020

3score
3.5/ 5
0 votes
Cores / Threads
2 / 4
TDP
35W
Boost Clock
3.4 GHz
L3 Cache
4 MB

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AMD

Ryzen Threadripper 9980X

Shimada Peak · 4 nm · 2025

86score
3.9/ 5
0 votes
Cores / Threads
64 / 128
TDP
350W
Boost Clock
5.4 GHz
L3 Cache
256 MB

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Aggregate Performance

Overall Performance Score

A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest desktop CPU available.

Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
3
Ryzen Threadripper 9980XWinner
86
Ryzen Threadripper 9980X leads by 2766.7% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#1EPYC 9755100
#2Ryzen Threadripper 9980X86
#3Ryzen Threadripper 7980X82
#468Core i5-7400T3
#469Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE3
#470Core i3-9100TE3
Technical Specifications

Side-by-Side Specs

Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.

SpecsAthlon Silver PRO 3125GERyzen Threadripper 9980X
Cores
Total Cores264
Threads4128
Base Clock3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost Clock3.4 GHz5.4 GHz
Cache
L2 Cache1 MB64 MB
L3 Cache4 MB256 MB
Platform
SocketAM4sTR5
PCIePCIe 3.0PCIe 5.0
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 3
Power
Base TDP35W350W
General
Process12 nm4 nm
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The Ryzen Threadripper 9980X wins overall for any intensive computing task, far outpacing the Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE.

Best value

For budget buyers, the Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE is the smarter pick due to its low power draw and cost.

When the other wins

The Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE is the right choice for a low-power, basic office system where high performance is unnecessary.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE better than the Ryzen Threadripper 9980X?

Overall the Ryzen Threadripper 9980X is the stronger processor: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (86 vs 3 out of 100), so it leads the Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE in most workloads.

How much faster is the Ryzen Threadripper 9980X than the Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE?

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the Ryzen Threadripper 9980X is roughly 2767% faster than the Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.

Which should you buy, the Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE or the Ryzen Threadripper 9980X?

If you want the most performance, pick the Ryzen Threadripper 9980X. If the Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.