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.

 

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 1322

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)