AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs Intel Processor N150

The AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and the Intel Processor N150 are mobile processors for energy-efficient entry-level laptops.

The AMD Athlon Silver 7120U from AMD uses the 6 nm process (Mendocino Zen2) with 1 MB L2 and 2 MB L3 cache. The Intel Processor N150 from Intel is manufactured using the 7 nm process (Twin Lake architecture) with 4 MB L2 and 6 MB L3 cache. In terms of computing performance, the Intel Processor N150 shows over 10 percent higher single-core and over 50 percent higher multi-core performance than the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U.

This results in better responsiveness and performance for the Intel processor. For graphics, the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U integrates the AMD Radeon 610M (RDNA2) with 44 GB/s memory bandwidth. This potentially offers better performance for very light gaming than the Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake) of the Intel Processor N150 with 38 GB/s.

Both are unsuitable for demanding gaming and are designed for energy-efficient operation for long battery life. Due to the lack of specific market prices, the price-performance ratio is difficult to assess; both are aimed at the budget segment. The AMD Athlon Silver 7120U scores with more efficient manufacturing and potentially more powerful integrated graphics.

The Intel Processor N150 convinces with significantly higher CPU performance. For light gaming, the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U is an option, while for higher general computing performance, the Intel Processor N150 is recommended.