AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs Intel Core i5-7Y57

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and Intel Core i5-7Y57 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

Intel Core i5-7Y57

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
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 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1892 vs 1599
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3015 vs 2576

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 2 January 2017
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1892 vs 1599
PassMark - CPU mark	3015 vs 2576

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7Y57

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
3x lower typical power consumption: 4.5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4.5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7Y57

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1892

1599

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3015

2576

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i5-7Y57
PassMark - Single thread mark	1892	1599
PassMark - CPU mark	3015	2576
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1084
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1084
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1882
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1882
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3350
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3350

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i5-7Y57
Essentials
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	2 January 2017
Place in performance rating	1380	1376
Architecture codename		Kaby Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$281
Processor Number		i5-7Y57
Series		7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	1.20 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	3.30 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	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1515
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	4.5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		3.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		600 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		7 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		1.60 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		20.5mm X 16.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max number of PCIe lanes		10
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x591E
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Graphics max frequency		950 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		16 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 615
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
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)