AMD Athlon Silver 7120C vs AMD 3020e

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AMD Athlon Silver 7120C CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD 3020e
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C AMD 3020e

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon Silver 7120C or AMD 3020e - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Athlon Silver 7120C has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Silver 7120C was released in Q3/2022.

The AMD 3020e has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD 3020e was released in Q1/2020.
AMD Athlon (29) Family AMD E (23)
AMD Athlon Silver 7000 (2) CPU group AMD 3000e/Ce (3)
5 Generation 4
Mendocino (Zen2) Architecture Dali (Zen)
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon Silver 7120C is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz). The AMD 3020e has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz (2.60 GHz).
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C Characteristic AMD 3020e
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 1.20 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 1.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C Characteristic AMD 3020e
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Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon 610M GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 1.00 GHz
1.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation 8
6 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 3
128 Shader 192
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon 610M GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Athlon Silver 7120C supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD 3020e can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C Characteristic AMD 3020e
LPDDR5-5500 Memory DDR4-2400
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
44.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
4 PCIe lanes 8
3.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon Silver 7120C has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD 3020e is 6 W.
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C Characteristic AMD 3020e
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon Silver 7120C has a 3.00 MB cache, while the AMD 3020e cache has a total of 5.00 MB.
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C Characteristic AMD 3020e
6 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FT6 Socket FT5
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 11, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2022 Release date Q1/2020
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz
383 (100%)
AMD 3020e AMD 3020e
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.00 GHz
384 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD 3020e AMD 3020e
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
614 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD 3020e AMD 3020e
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
1222 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD 3020e AMD 3020e
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
2482 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD 3020e AMD 3020e
2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
454 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C AMD 3020e
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