AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs Intel Core i5-10500TE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and Intel Core i5-10500TE 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 i5-10500TE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1942 vs 1801

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 30 Apr 2020
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1942 vs 1801

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10500TE

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6291456x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9195 vs 3124

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB vs 2MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9195 vs 3124

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-10500TE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1942

1801

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3124

9195

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i5-10500TE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1942	1801
PassMark - CPU mark	3124	9195

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i5-10500TE
Essentials
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	30 Apr 2020
Place in performance rating	1333	1305
Architecture codename		Comet Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$214
Processor Number		i5-10500TE
Series		10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	2MB (shared)	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	2	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG2015B
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0x9BC8
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096 x 2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost 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)