Intel Core i3-1000G1 vs AMD Athlon Silver 7120C

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Intel Core i3-1000G1 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
Intel Core i3-1000G1 AMD Athlon Silver 7120C

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-1000G1 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 Intel Core i3-1000G1 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1000G1 was released in Q3/2019.

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.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family AMD Athlon (29)
Intel Core i 1000G/10000U (19) CPU group AMD Athlon Silver 7000 (2)
10 Generation 5
Ice Lake U Architecture Mendocino (Zen2)
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-1000G1 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (3.20 GHz). The AMD Athlon Silver 7120C has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz).

Intel Core i3-1000G1 Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
3.20 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.

Intel Core i3-1000G1 Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
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Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics (Ice Lake G1) GPU AMD Radeon 610M
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.90 GHz
11 GPU Generation 9
10 nm Technology 6 nm
3 Max. displays 3
32 Compute units 2
256 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
12 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.

Intel UHD Graphics (Ice Lake G1) GPU AMD Radeon 610M
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 / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-1000G1 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Silver 7120C can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i3-1000G1 Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
LPDDR4-3733, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-5500
32 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
59.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 44.0 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 4
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 3.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-1000G1 has a TDP of 9 W, that of the AMD Athlon Silver 7120C is 15 W.

Intel Core i3-1000G1 Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
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8 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-1000G1 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon Silver 7120C cache has a total of 3.00 MB.

Intel Core i3-1000G1 Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
10 nm Technology 6 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1377 Socket FT6
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2019 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.
Intel Core i3-1000G1 Intel Core i3-1000G1
Intel UHD Graphics (Ice Lake G1) @ 0.90 GHz
483 (100%)
AMD Athlon Silver 7120C AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz
383 (79%)

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