AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs AMD Athlon PRO 300U

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and AMD Athlon PRO 300U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

AMD Athlon PRO 300U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 nm
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1958 vs 1931

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 8 Apr 2019
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1958 vs 1931

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300U

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4080 vs 3145

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L3 cache	4MB (shared) vs 2MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4080 vs 3145

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: AMD Athlon PRO 300U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1958

1931

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3145

4080

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1958	1931
PassMark - CPU mark	3145	4080

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Essentials
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	8 Apr 2019
Place in performance rating	1320	1321
Architecture codename		Raven Ridge 2
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	2MB (shared)	4MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR4, Dual-channel
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)