AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Intel Xeon w5-3435X | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon Silver 7120U or Intel Xeon w5-3435X - 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 Xeon w5-3435X has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon w5-3435X was released in Q1/2023. |
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AMD Athlon (29) | Family | Intel Xeon W (83) |
AMD Athlon Silver 7000 (2) | CPU group | Intel Xeon W-3400 (8) |
5 | Generation | 12 |
Mendocino (Zen2) | Architecture | Sapphire Rapids-WS |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | Intel Xeon W-3335 |
-- | 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 Xeon w5-3435X has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon w5-3435X is at 3.10 GHz (4.70 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon w5-3435X |
2 | Cores | 16 |
2 | Threads | 32 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
2.40 GHz | Frequency | 3.10 GHz |
3.50 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.70 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.70 GHz |
Internal GraphicsThe AMD Athlon Silver 7120U or Intel Xeon w5-3435X 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 | no iGPU |
0.40 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
1.90 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
9 | GPU Generation | -- |
6 nm | Technology | |
3 | Max. displays | |
2 | Compute units | -- |
128 | Shader | -- |
Yes | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
8 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | -- |
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 | no iGPU |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
Decode | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
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 Xeon w5-3435X supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 307.2 GB/s. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon w5-3435X |
LPDDR5-5500 | Memory | DDR5-4800 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 4096 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
44.0 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 307.2 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | Yes |
1.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
2.00 MB | L3 Cache | 45.00 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | 5.0 |
4 | PCIe lanes | 112 |
3.9 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 441.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U is 15 W, while the Intel Xeon w5-3435X has a TDP of 270 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 Xeon w5-3435X |
15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 270 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | 324 W |
-- | TDP down | -- |
95 °C | Tjunction max. | 98 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon Silver 7120U is manufactured in 6 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon w5-3435X is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 45.00 MB cache. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon w5-3435X |
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, AVX-512, AMX |
FT6 | Socket | LGA 4677 |
AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, VT-rp, vPro Enterprise |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux |
Q3/2022 | Release date | Q1/2023 |
-- | Release price | 1589 $ |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon w5-3435X
16C 32T @ 4.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon w5-3435X
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon w5-3435X
16C 32T @ 4.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon w5-3435X
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon w5-3435X
@ 0.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon w5-3435X
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120U | Intel Xeon w5-3435X |
Unknown | Unknown |