AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs Intel Core i3-1115GRE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and Intel Core i3-1115GRE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

Intel Core i3-1115GRE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin

Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-1115GRE

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100C vs 95°C
3145728x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2062 vs 1958
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4484 vs 3145

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100C vs 95°C
L3 cache	6 MB vs 2MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2062 vs 1958
PassMark - CPU mark	4484 vs 3145

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-1115GRE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1958

2062

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3145

4484

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i3-1115GRE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1958	2062
PassMark - CPU mark	3145	4484

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i3-1115GRE
Essentials
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	Q3'20
Place in performance rating	1320	1229
Architecture codename		Tiger Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$372
Processor Number		i3-1115GRE
Series		11th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)
L3 cache	2MB (shared)	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s
Operating Temperature Range		-40°C to 100°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733, In -Band ECC
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1449
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up		28 Watt
Package Size		45.5mm x 25mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)
Graphics
Device ID		0x9A78
Execution Units		48
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)