AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs Intel N97

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and Intel N97 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 N97

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
524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 7 nm
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 2MB (shared)

Reasons to consider the Intel N97

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95°C
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1993 vs 1958
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5740 vs 3145

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 20 Sep 2022
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L3 cache	6MB (shared) vs 2MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1993 vs 1958
PassMark - CPU mark	5740 vs 3145

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: Intel N97

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1958

1993

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3145

5740

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel N97
PassMark - Single thread mark	1958	1993
PassMark - CPU mark	3145	5740

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	Intel N97
Essentials
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	3 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating	1320	1247
Architecture codename		Alder Lake-N
Launch price (MSRP)		$128
Processor Number		N97
Series		Intel Processor N-series
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2MB (shared)
L3 cache	2MB (shared)	6MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
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	12 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
Execution Units		24
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
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)