AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs Intel Core i7-3689Y

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and Intel Core i7-3689Y 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.

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

Intel Core i7-3689Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 35% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 22 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1892 vs 1209
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3015 vs 1967

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 1 January 2013
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1892 vs 1209
PassMark - CPU mark	3015 vs 1967

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3689Y

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 95°C
2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 15 Watt

Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 95°C
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3689Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1892

1209

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3015

1967

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i7-3689Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	1892	1209
PassMark - CPU mark	3015	1967
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2341
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4301

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i7-3689Y
Essentials
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	1 January 2013
Place in performance rating	1380	1367
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge
Processor Number		i7-3689Y
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	1.50 GHz
Die size	100 mm²	118 mm
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	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	13 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		31mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		7 W
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)
Graphics
Device ID		0x166
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max frequency		850 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)