AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Intel Core i7-6500U | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon Silver 7120U or Intel Core i7-6500U - 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 7120U 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 7120U was released in Q3/2022. The Intel Core i7-6500U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6500U was released in Q3/2015. |
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AMD Athlon (29) | Family | Intel Core i7 (298) |
AMD Athlon Silver 7000 (2) | CPU group | Intel Core i 6000U (20) |
5 | Generation | 6 |
Mendocino (Zen2) | Architecture | Skylake U |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | Intel Core i7-5500U |
-- | Successor | Intel Core i7-7500U |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon Silver 7120U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U is 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-6500U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-6500U is at 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-6500U |
2 | Cores | 2 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.40 GHz | Frequency | 2.50 GHz |
3.50 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.10 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.80 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The AMD Athlon Silver 7120U or Intel Core i7-6500U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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AMD Radeon 610M | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
0.40 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.30 GHz |
1.90 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 1.05 GHz |
9 | GPU Generation | 9 |
6 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
3 | Max. displays | 3 |
2 | Compute units | 24 |
128 | Shader | 192 |
Yes | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
8 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB |
12 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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AMD Radeon 610M | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode |
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 & PCIeThe AMD Athlon Silver 7120U can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 44.0 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-6500U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-6500U |
LPDDR5-5500 | Memory | DDR3-2133 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 32 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
44.0 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | No |
1.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
2.00 MB | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
4 | PCIe lanes | 12 |
3.9 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 11.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U is 15 W, while the Intel Core i7-6500U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-6500U |
15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
95 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon Silver 7120U is manufactured in 6 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-6500U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-6500U |
6 nm | Technology | 14 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, AVX2 |
FT6 | Socket | BGA 1356 |
AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q3/2022 | Release date | Q3/2015 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6500U
Intel HD Graphics 520 @ 1.05 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6500U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Intel Core i7-6500U |
Unknown | Unknown |