AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs Intel Core i3-3130M
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and Intel Core i3-3130M 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, 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 9 year(s) 7 month(s) later
- Around 35% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
- Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 90 °C (PGA); 105 °C (BGA)
- 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
- 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
- Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1942 vs 1285
- Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3124 vs 1900
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 20 Sep 2022 vs 25 January 2013 |
| Maximum frequency | 3.5 GHz vs 2.6 GHz |
| Maximum core temperature | 95°C vs 90 °C (PGA); 105 °C (BGA) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm vs 22 nm |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) vs 512 KB |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt vs 35 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1942 vs 1285 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 3124 vs 1900 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-3130M
- 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 | 3 MB vs 2MB (shared) |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-3130M
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| Name | AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Intel Core i3-3130M |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1942 | 1285 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 3124 | 1900 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 2193 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4275 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 2883 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 2883 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Intel Core i3-3130M | |
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Essentials |
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| Launch date | 20 Sep 2022 | 25 January 2013 |
| Place in performance rating | 1333 | 1347 |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $225 | |
| Processor Number | i3-3130M | |
| Series | Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors | |
| Status | Launched | |
| Vertical segment | Mobile | |
Performance |
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| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.60 GHz |
| Die size | 100 mm² | 118 mm |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 2MB (shared) | 3 MB |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 22 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95°C | 90 °C (PGA); 105 °C (BGA) |
| Maximum frequency | 3.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Number of cores | 2 | 2 |
| Number of threads | 2 | 4 |
| Unlocked | ||
| 64 bit support | ||
| Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI | |
Memory |
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| ECC memory support | ||
| Supported memory types | DDR5, Dual-channel | DDR3/L/-RS 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 | FCBGA1023, FCPGA988 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023) | |
Peripherals |
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| PCIe configurations | Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only) | 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 |
| Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
| PCI Express revision | 2.0 | |
Graphics |
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| Device ID | 0x166 | |
| Graphics base frequency | 650 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 4000 | |
Graphics interfaces |
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| CRT | ||
| DisplayPort | ||
| eDP | ||
| HDMI | ||
| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
| SDVO | ||
| Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Security & Reliability |
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| Anti-Theft technology | ||
| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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| 4G WiMAX Wireless | ||
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
| Flexible Display interface (FDI) | ||
| Idle States | ||
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | |
| Intel 64 | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
| Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
| Intel® Fast Memory Access | ||
| Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
| Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
| Intel® My WiFi technology | ||
| 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) | ||
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