AMD C-60 vs AMD Athlon Silver 7120C

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD C-60		AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
CPU comparison AMD C-60 or AMD Athlon Silver 7120C - 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 C-60 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.33 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD C-60 was released in Q3/2011. The AMD Athlon Silver 7120C has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Silver 7120C was released in Q3/2022.

AMD C (6)	Family	AMD Athlon (29)
AMD C (6)	CPU group	AMD Athlon Silver 7000 (2)
1	Generation	5
Ontario (Bobcat)	Architecture	Mendocino (Zen2)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD C-60 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD C-60 is 1.00 GHz (1.33 GHz) while the AMD Athlon Silver 7120C has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Silver 7120C is at 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz).
AMD C-60	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
2	Cores	2
2	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
1.00 GHz	Frequency	2.40 GHz
1.33 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.50 GHz
1.33 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD C-60	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD C-60 or AMD Athlon Silver 7120C 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.
AMD Radeon HD 6290	GPU	AMD Radeon 610M
0.28 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
0.40 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.90 GHz
3	GPU Generation	9
40 nm	Technology	6 nm
2	Max. displays	3
1	Compute units	2
80	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	No
1 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
11	DirectX Version	12

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 HD 6290	GPU	AMD Radeon 610M
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD C-60 can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 8.5 GB/s. The AMD Athlon Silver 7120C supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 44.0 GB/s.
AMD C-60	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
DDR3-1066	Memory	LPDDR5-5500
	Max. Memory	16 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
8.5 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	44.0 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	1.00 MB
1.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	4
--	PCIe Bandwidth	3.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD C-60 is 9 W, while the AMD Athlon Silver 7120C has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD C-60	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
9 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The AMD C-60 is manufactured in 40 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon Silver 7120C is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
AMD C-60	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
40 nm	Technology	6 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 413	Socket	FT6
AMD-V	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems	Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2011	Release date	Q3/2022
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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 C-60 AMD Radeon HD 6290 @ 0.40 GHz	64 (17%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz	383 (100%)

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 C-60 2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	108 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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 C-60 2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	199 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 C-60 2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	38 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 C-60 2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	57 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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 C-60 2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	556 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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 C-60 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	79 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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