Intel Atom x7425E vs AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x7425E and AMD Athlon Silver 7120U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Atom x7425E

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x7425E

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 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
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3145728x 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 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1970 vs 1956
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5502 vs 3142

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 20 Sep 2022
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared) vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared) vs 2MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1970 vs 1956
PassMark - CPU mark	5502 vs 3142

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 10 nm

Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 10 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x7425E
CPU 2: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1970

1956

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5502

3142

Name	Intel Atom x7425E	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1970	1956
PassMark - CPU mark	5502	3142

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom x7425E	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
Essentials
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	20 Sep 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$58
Place in performance rating	1266	1321
Performance
Base frequency	1500 MHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	2MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	6 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Unlocked
Die size		100 mm²
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	DDR5, Dual-channel
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1264	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 9 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)