AMD FX-8120 vs AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
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| AMD FX-8120 | AMD Athlon Silver 7120C | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD FX-8120 and the AMD Athlon Silver 7120C and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the AMD FX-8120 8 core processor released in Q2/2012 with the AMD Athlon Silver 7120C which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2022. |
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| AMD FX (30) | Family | AMD Athlon (29) |
| AMD FX-8000 (11) | CPU group | AMD Athlon Silver 7000 (2) |
| 2 | Generation | 5 |
| Vishera (Bulldozer) | Architecture | Mendocino (Zen2) |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD FX-8120 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (4.00 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon Silver 7120C clocks with 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. |
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| AMD FX-8120 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Silver 7120C |
| 8 | Cores | 2 |
| 8 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.10 GHz | Frequency | 2.40 GHz |
| 4.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.50 GHz |
| 4.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | AMD Radeon 610M |
| GPU frequency | 0.40 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 1.90 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 9 |
| Technology | 6 nm | |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| -- | Compute units | 2 |
| -- | Shader | 128 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | Yes |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB |
| -- | 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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| no iGPU | GPU | AMD Radeon 610M |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | Decode |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeUp to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD FX-8120, while the AMD Athlon Silver 7120C supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 44.0 GB/s enabled. |
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| AMD FX-8120 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Silver 7120C |
| DDR3-1866 | Memory | LPDDR5-5500 |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 29.9 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 44.0 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
| 8.00 MB | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 4 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 3.9 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD FX-8120 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon Silver 7120C is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| AMD FX-8120 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Silver 7120C |
| 95 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 95 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD FX-8120 has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon Silver 7120C is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 6 nm. |
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| AMD FX-8120 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Silver 7120C |
| 32 nm | Technology | 6 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Unknown |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| AM3+ | Socket | FT6 |
| AMD-V | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 11, Linux |
| Q2/2012 | Release date | Q3/2022 |
| 115 $ | Release price | -- |
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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.
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AMD FX-8120
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.
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AMD FX-8120
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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AMD FX-8120
@ 0.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz |
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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.
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AMD FX-8120
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
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AMD FX-8120
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
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AMD FX-8120
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD FX-8120 | AMD Athlon Silver 7120C |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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