AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs Intel Core i3-8130U

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and Intel Core i3-8130U 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

Intel Core i3-8130U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 nm
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1958 vs 1877

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 15 February 2018
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1958 vs 1877

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-8130U

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3543 vs 3145

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3543 vs 3145

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-8130U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1958

1877

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3145

3543

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i3-8130U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1958	1877
PassMark - CPU mark	3145	3543
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		798
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1680
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1419
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2539
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3902
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1419
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2539
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3902

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i3-8130U
Essentials
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	15 February 2018
Place in performance rating	1320	1245
Architecture codename		Kaby Lake
Price now		$281
Processor Number		i3-8130U
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		5.33
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	100 mm²	123 mm
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	2MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		10 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42mm X 24mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x5917
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)