AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs Intel Core i3-2100

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and Intel Core i3-2100 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

Intel Core i3-2100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Around 37% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 69.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1892 vs 1413
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3015 vs 1855

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs February 2011
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 69.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1892 vs 1413
PassMark - CPU mark	3015 vs 1855

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2100

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
1572864x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of threads	4 vs 2
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared) vs 2MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1892

1413

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3015

1855

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i3-2100
PassMark - Single thread mark	1892	1413
PassMark - CPU mark	3015	1855
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		544
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1208
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.043
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		34.598
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.938
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.215

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i3-2100
Essentials
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	February 2011
Place in performance rating	1380	2919
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch price (MSRP)		$73
Price now		$59.99
Processor Number		i3-2100
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		18.10
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	3.10 GHz
Die size	100 mm²	131 mm
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2MB (shared)	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Transistor count		504 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x102
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)