AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs Intel Core i7-6560U

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and Intel Core i7-6560U 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 i7-6560U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.20 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 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1958 vs 1684

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 1 September 2015
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1958 vs 1684

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6560U

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 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3338 vs 3145

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	3338 vs 3145

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6560U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1958

1684

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3145

3338

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i7-6560U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1958	1684
PassMark - CPU mark	3145	3338
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		726
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1709
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		68.285
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.519
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		20.348
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2285
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3536
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2285
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3536

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel Core i7-6560U
Essentials
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	1 September 2015
Place in performance rating	1320	1331
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		i7-6560U
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.20 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	3.20 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	BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		9.5 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		0x1926
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® Graphics 540
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)