AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs Intel Core i5-7267U

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and Intel Core i5-7267U 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, 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), 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 i5-7267U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 28 Watt

Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 3 January 2017
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 28 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7267U

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1968 vs 1956
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3627 vs 3142

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1968 vs 1956
PassMark - CPU mark	3627 vs 3142

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7267U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1956

1968

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3142

3627

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i5-7267U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1956	1968
PassMark - CPU mark	3142	3627
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		868
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1978
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.623
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		45.958
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.148
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3183
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3018
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5839
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3183
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3018
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5839

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i5-7267U
Essentials
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	3 January 2017
Place in performance rating	1322	1264
Architecture codename		Kaby Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$304
Processor Number		i5-7267U
Series		7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	3.10 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB
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	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	BGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		23 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42x24x1.3
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		0x5927
eDRAM		64 MB
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 650
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@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
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® 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
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)