AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon Silver 7120U or Intel Pentium Gold 8500 - 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 Pentium Gold 8500 has 5 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 was released in Q1/2022. |
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AMD Athlon (29) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
AMD Athlon Silver 7000 (2) | CPU group | Intel Pentium Gold 8000 (2) |
5 | Generation | 12 |
Mendocino (Zen2) | Architecture | Alder Lake U |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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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 Pentium Gold 8500 has 5 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 is at 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold 8500 |
2 | Cores | 5 |
2 | Threads | 6 |
normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz) | A-Core | 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz) 1x Golden Cove |
-- | B-Core | 0.70 GHz (3.30 GHz) 4x Gracemont |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The AMD Athlon Silver 7120U or Intel Pentium Gold 8500 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 UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) |
0.40 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.20 GHz |
1.90 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 0.80 GHz |
9 | GPU Generation | 12 |
6 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
3 | Max. displays | 3 |
2 | Compute units | 48 |
128 | Shader | 384 |
Yes | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
8 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 64 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 UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) |
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 |
Decode | Codec AV1 | Decode |
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 Pentium Gold 8500 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold 8500 |
LPDDR5-5500 | Memory | LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 64 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
44.0 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 83.2 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | No |
1.00 MB | L2 Cache | 3.25 MB |
2.00 MB | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | 4.0 |
4 | PCIe lanes | 14 |
3.9 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 27.6 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U is 15 W, while the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has a TDP of 9 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 Pentium Gold 8500 |
15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 9 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | 29 W |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
95 °C | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon Silver 7120U is manufactured in 6 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Gold 8500 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 11.25 MB cache. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Characteristic | Intel Pentium Gold 8500 |
6 nm | Technology | 10 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 1744 |
AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | |
Q3/2022 | Release date | Q1/2022 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 0.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Intel Pentium Gold 8500 |
Unknown | Unknown |