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.
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 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2011 vs 1956
- Around 83% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5757 vs 3142
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 | 2011 vs 1956 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 5757 vs 3142 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: Intel N97
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Intel N97 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1956 | 2011 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3142 | 5757 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Intel N97 | |
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Essentials |
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Launch date | 20 Sep 2022 | 3 Jan 2023 |
Place in performance rating | 1322 | 1239 |
Architecture codename | Alder Lake-N | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $128 | |
Processor Number | N97 | |
Series | Intel Processor N-series | |
Vertical segment | Embedded | |
Performance |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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PCIe configurations | Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only) | |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 9 | |
USB revision | 2.0/3.2 | |
Graphics |
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Execution Units | 24 | |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.20 GHz | |
Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Processor graphics | Intel UHD Graphics | |
Graphics interfaces |
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Number of displays supported | 3 | |
Graphics image quality |
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4K resolution support | ||
Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096 x 2160@60Hz | |
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12.1 | |
OpenGL | 4.6 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Intel® OS Guard | ||
Secure Boot | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |