Intel Pentium G2020 vs AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

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Intel Pentium G2020 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
Intel Pentium G2020 AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium G2020 and the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium G2020 2 core processor released in Q2/2013 with the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2022.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD Athlon (29)
Intel Pentium G2000 (4) CPU group AMD Athlon Silver 7000 (2)
4 Generation 5
Ivy Bridge S Architecture Mendocino (Zen2)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium G2020 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon Silver 7120U clocks with 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium G2020 Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Pentium G2020 Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

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.

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU AMD Radeon 610M
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.90 GHz
7 GPU Generation 9
22 nm Technology 6 nm
3 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 2
48 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
11.0 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 HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU AMD Radeon 610M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium G2020, while the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 44.0 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium G2020 Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR5-5500
32 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 44.0 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
3.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 4
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 3.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium G2020 has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium G2020 Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium G2020 has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 6 nm.

Intel Pentium G2020 Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
22 nm Technology 6 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 1155 Socket FT6
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q3/2022
48 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2020 (63%)
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2020 (56%)
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U (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.
Intel Pentium G2020 Intel Pentium G2020
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
578 (81%)
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
711 (100%)

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 Pentium G2020 Intel Pentium G2020
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
1079 (90%)
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
1199 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Pentium G2020 Intel Pentium G2020
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
495 (45%)
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
1093 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Pentium G2020 Intel Pentium G2020
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
847 (44%)
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
1911 (100%)

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 Pentium G2020 Intel Pentium G2020
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.05 GHz
101 (26%)
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz
383 (100%)

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 Pentium G2020 Intel Pentium G2020
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
1674 (34%)
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
4978 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
Intel Pentium G2020 Intel Pentium G2020
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
558 (100%)
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
Intel Pentium G2020 Intel Pentium G2020
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
1051 (100%)
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
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.
Intel Pentium G2020 Intel Pentium G2020
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
569 (100%)
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium G2020 Intel Pentium G2020
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
101 (100%)
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium G2020 Intel Pentium G2020
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
196 (100%)
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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