AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

CPU is newer: launch date 21 year(s) 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 59% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.9x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 89 Watt
3.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1892 vs 577
6.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3015 vs 491

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1892 vs 577
PassMark - CPU mark	3015 vs 491

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3200+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1892

577

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3015

491

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	AMD Athlon 64 3200+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1892	577
PassMark - CPU mark	3015	491
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		0.26

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Essentials
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	January 2001
Place in performance rating	1380	3244
Architecture codename		Clawhammer
Launch price (MSRP)		$150
Price now		$149.95
Value for money (0-100)		0.97
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz
Die size	100 mm²	193 mm
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	2MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Transistor count		105 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	89 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)