AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs AMD Athlon XP 2500+ DTR

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and AMD Athlon XP 2500+ DTR 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 XP 2500+ DTR

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

CPU is newer: launch date 19 year(s) 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 91% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 1.83 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
4.5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 68 Watt

Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs February 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 68 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2500+ DTR

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	AMD Athlon XP 2500+ DTR
PassMark - Single thread mark	1892
PassMark - CPU mark	3015

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	AMD Athlon XP 2500+ DTR
Essentials
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	February 2003
Place in performance rating	1380	not rated
Architecture codename		Barton
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz
Die size	100 mm²	101 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	1.83 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Unlocked
Transistor count		63 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	68 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)