Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 vs AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 or AMD Athlon Silver 7120U - 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 Xeon Platinum 9282 has 56 cores with 112 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 12 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 was released in Q3/2019.

The AMD Athlon Silver 7120U 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 7120U was released in Q3/2022.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 has 56 CPU cores and can calculate 112 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 is 2.60 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U is at 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz).

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.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 or AMD Athlon Silver 7120U 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.

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.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 can use up to GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 281.4 GB/s. The AMD Athlon Silver 7120U supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 44.0 GB/s.

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 is 400 W, while the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 77.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon Silver 7120U is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.