AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs Intel Core i5-460M

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and Intel Core i5-460M 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, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

Intel Core i5-460M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 25% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
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
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1892 vs 1128
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3015 vs 1312

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 1 September 2010
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1892 vs 1128
PassMark - CPU mark	3015 vs 1312

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-460M

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95°C
1572864x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95°C
L3 cache	3072 KB vs 2MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-460M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1892

1128

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3015

1312

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i5-460M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1892	1128
PassMark - CPU mark	3015	1312
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		23.625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.12
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.863
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.884

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i5-460M
Essentials
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	1 September 2010
Place in performance rating	1380	3081
Architecture codename		Arrandale
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$74.95
Processor Number		i5-460M
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		9.14
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.53 GHz
Die size	100 mm²	81 mm2
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	2MB (shared)	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Front-side bus (FSB)		2400 MHz
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR3 800/1066
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	BGA1288, PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		766 MHz
Graphics max frequency		766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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 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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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)