AMD Athlon Silver 7120C vs Intel Celeron N2830

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AMD Athlon Silver 7120C CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron N2830
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C Intel Celeron N2830

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon Silver 7120C or Intel Celeron N2830 - 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 Intel Celeron N2830 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.41 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N2830 was released in Q1/2014.
AMD Athlon (29) Family Intel Celeron (165)
AMD Athlon Silver 7000 (2) CPU group Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17)
5 Generation 6
Mendocino (Zen2) Architecture Bay Trail
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

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 Intel Celeron N2830 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.16 GHz (2.41 GHz).
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C Characteristic Intel Celeron N2830
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 2.16 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.41 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.41 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C Characteristic Intel Celeron N2830
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
1.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.75 GHz
9 GPU Generation 7
6 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 4
128 Shader 32
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.2

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 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Athlon Silver 7120C supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N2830 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C Characteristic Intel Celeron N2830
LPDDR5-5500 Memory DDR3-1333
16 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
44.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
4 PCIe lanes 4
3.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 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 Intel Celeron N2830 is 7.5 W.
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C Characteristic Intel Celeron N2830
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4.5 W
95 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon Silver 7120C has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron N2830 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C Characteristic Intel Celeron N2830
6 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FT6 Socket BGA 1170
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2022 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price --
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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%)
Intel Celeron N2830 Intel Celeron N2830
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.75 GHz
48 (13%)

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%)
Intel Celeron N2830 Intel Celeron N2830
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
235 (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%)
Intel Celeron N2830 Intel Celeron N2830
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
436 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N2830 Intel Celeron N2830
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
188 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N2830 Intel Celeron N2830
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
319 (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%)
Intel Celeron N2830 Intel Celeron N2830
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
555 (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%)
Intel Celeron N2830 Intel Celeron N2830
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
168 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. 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%)
Intel Celeron N2830 Intel Celeron N2830
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
39 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. 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%)
Intel Celeron N2830 Intel Celeron N2830
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
74 (100%)

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