AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs Intel N200

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and Intel N200 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.

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

Intel N200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 7 nm
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1892 vs 1842

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1892 vs 1842

Reasons to consider the Intel N200

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95°C
3145728x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4901 vs 3015

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 20 Sep 2022
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95°C
L3 cache	6 MB vs 2MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4901 vs 3015

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: Intel N200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1892

1842

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3015

4901

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel N200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1892	1842
PassMark - CPU mark	3015	4901

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel N200
Essentials
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	3 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating	1380	1381
Architecture codename		Alder Lake-N
Launch price (MSRP)		$193
Processor Number		N200
Series		Intel Processor N-series
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)
L3 cache	2MB (shared)	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s
Max memory channels		1
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Supported memory frequency		4800 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1264
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt
Package Size		35mm x 24mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		9
USB revision		2.0/3.2
Graphics
Device ID		0x46D0
Execution Units		32
Graphics max dynamic frequency		750 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096 x 2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
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)