AMD Ryzen 3 5125C Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Ryzen 3 5125C features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2022 and belongs to the 4 generation of the AMD Ryzen 3 series. To use the AMD Ryzen 3 5125C, you'll need a motherboard with a FP6 socket.
Name: AMD Ryzen 3 5125C
Family: AMD Ryzen 3
Group: AMD Ryzen 5000C
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 3 5125C has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 3 5125C is 3.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.0 GHz.
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x Zen 3
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.0 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 3 5125C has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 3 5125C uses the AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics, which has 192 texture shaders and 3 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
GPU frequency: 1.2 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 3
Shaders: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 8
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q1/2018

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

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 3 5125C is manufactured using a 7 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 8.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: FP6
L2-Cache: 1.0 MB
L3-Cache: 8.0 MB
Architecture: Barcelo (Zen 3)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q3/2022
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-3632QM
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
2083
2083
Intel Core i5-6360U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
2067
2067
AMD Ryzen 3 5125C
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
2064
2064
Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
2062
2062
AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
1986
1986

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
2055
2055
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
2036
2036
AMD Ryzen 3 5125C
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
2036
2036
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
2036
2036
Intel Core i7-870S
4C 8T @ 2.66 GHz
2034
2034

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-4750HQ
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
971
971
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
967
967
AMD Ryzen 3 5125C
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
964
964
Intel Core i3-4160T
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
955
955
Intel Core i5-6198DU
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
946
946

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
14C 28T @ 2.3 GHz
842
842
Intel Core i5-4340M
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
841
841
AMD Ryzen 3 5125C
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
839
839
Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
835
835
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
834
834

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
461
461
Intel Core i5-10505
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
461
461
AMD Ryzen 3 5125C
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
461
461
Intel Xeon E-2276G
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
461
461
Intel Xeon W-1270TE
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
461
461