Intel Core i3-10100E vs AMD Athlon Silver 7120C

Last updated: 2023-08-29

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-10100E		AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-10100E 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 i3-10100E has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-10100E was released in Q2/2020. 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 10000 (43)	CPU group	AMD Athlon Silver 7000 (2)
10	Generation	5
Comet Lake S	Architecture	Mendocino (Zen2)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
Intel Core i3-9100E	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-10100E has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-10100E is 3.20 GHz (3.80 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).
Intel Core i3-10100E	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
4	Cores	2
8	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.20 GHz	Frequency	2.40 GHz
3.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.50 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 i3-10100E	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i3-10100E 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.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	AMD Radeon 610M
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.90 GHz
9.5	GPU Generation	9
14 nm	Technology	6 nm
3	Max. displays	3
24	Compute units	2
192	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	No
64 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 630	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 i3-10100E can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 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.
Intel Core i3-10100E	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
DDR4-2666	Memory	LPDDR5-5500
128 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	44.0 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	1.00 MB
6.00 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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-10100E is 65 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.
Intel Core i3-10100E	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i3-10100E is manufactured in 14 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon Silver 7120C is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i3-10100E	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C
14 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
LGA 1200	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
Q2/2020	Release date	Q3/2022
138 $	Release price	--

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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 i3-10100E Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz	383 (91%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100E 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	960 (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.


	Intel Core i3-10100E 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3382 (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.


	Intel Core i3-10100E 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	8235 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120C 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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