AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs Intel Core i7-6500U

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and Intel Core i7-6500U 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 i7-6500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.10 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 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1956 vs 1694

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 1 September 2015
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1956 vs 1694

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6500U

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 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3277 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 - CPU mark	3277 vs 3142

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1956

1694

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3142

3277

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i7-6500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1956	1694
PassMark - CPU mark	3142	3277
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		52.491
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		21.871
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1444
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4095
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1444
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4095

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i7-6500U
Essentials
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	1 September 2015
Place in performance rating	1321	1299
Architecture codename		Skylake
Launch price (MSRP)		$393
Processor Number		i7-6500U
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.50 GHz
Die size	100 mm²	99 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	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.10 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	FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		7.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.60 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42mm X 24mm
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		0x1916
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® HD Graphics 520
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
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
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)