AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs Intel Celeron 2970M
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and Intel Celeron 2970M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
- CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 5 month(s) later
- 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 22 nm
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 37 Watt
- Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1956 vs 1245
- 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3142 vs 1501
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 20 Sep 2022 vs 14 April 2014 |
Maximum frequency | 3.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm vs 22 nm |
L2 cache | 512K (per core) vs 512 KB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt vs 37 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1956 vs 1245 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3142 vs 1501 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2970M
- Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
- 1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Maximum core temperature | 100°C vs 95°C |
L3 cache | 2 MB vs 2MB (shared) |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2970M
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Intel Celeron 2970M |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1956 | 1245 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3142 | 1501 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 684 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 684 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2841 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2841 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3351 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3351 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Intel Celeron 2970M | |
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Essentials |
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Launch date | 20 Sep 2022 | 14 April 2014 |
Place in performance rating | 1321 | 1292 |
Architecture codename | Haswell | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $75 | |
Processor Number | 2970M | |
Series | Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series | |
Status | Launched | |
Vertical segment | Mobile | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.20 GHz |
Die size | 100 mm² | 130 mm |
L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB |
L3 cache | 2MB (shared) | 2 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 22 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C | 100°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.5 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 2 |
Number of threads | 2 | 2 |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI2 | |
Transistor count | 960 Million | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Supported memory types | DDR5, Dual-channel | DDR3L 1333/1600 |
Max memory channels | 2 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FP6 | FCPGA946 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 37 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm | |
Peripherals |
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PCIe configurations | Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only) | 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4 |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
PCI Express revision | 2.0 | |
Graphics |
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Graphics base frequency | 400 MHz | |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.10 GHz | |
Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | |
Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Processor graphics | Intel HD Graphics | |
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
eDP | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of displays supported | 3 | |
VGA | ||
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Security & Reliability |
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Anti-Theft technology | ||
Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |