AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
Benchmarks & Specs

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The AMD Athlon Silver 7120U, based on the Zen2 architecture, is a reliable processor for everyday tasks. Manufactured using the 6nm process, it proves to be particularly energy efficient. This is crucial for mobile devices and supports good battery life. It offers a solid foundation for basic productivity, such as web browsing or document editing.

The integrated AMD Radeon 610M graphics unit enables smooth media playback. Simple graphical applications are also supported. We see the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U as a balanced performer for its class. Its focus is clearly on efficiency and basic computing power. There are no compromises on reliability here.

This combination of low power consumption and adequate performance makes it a good choice. It is ideal for users who are looking for a reliable companion for their daily digital needs. The 1 MB Level 2 Cache and 2 MB Level 3 Cache effectively support data processing.
  • High energy efficiency through 6nm manufacturing
  • Integrated AMD Radeon 610M graphics unit
  • Reliable performance for everyday tasks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 471 / 834
In segment Notebook
Multi-core performance
Rank 572 / 832
In segment Notebook
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-6820HQ
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
1,096
Intel Core i7-6870HQ
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
1,096
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C / 2T · 3.50 GHz
1,093
Intel Core i7-6660U
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
1,092
Intel Core i7-6650U
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
1,092
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-5500U
2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz
1,933
Intel Core m7-6Y75
2C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
1,933
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
1,911
Intel Core i7-5650U
2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
1,889
Intel Core i3-6100H
2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
1,885
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-3610QM
4C / 8T · 3.30 GHz
715
Intel Core i7-3615QM
4C / 8T · 3.30 GHz
715
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C / 2T · 3.50 GHz
711
Intel Core i5-6300U
2C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
710
Intel Core i7-4750HQ
4C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
706
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-3337U
2C / 4T · 1.80 GHz
1,202
AMD A8-5557M
AMD A8-5557M 100 %
4C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
1,201
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
1,199
Intel Core m5-6Y57
2C / 4T · 2.20 GHz
1,195
Intel Core i5-4250U
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
1,185
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i3-8100H
Intel UHD Graphics 630
384
Intel Core i7-6822EQ
Intel HD Graphics 530
384
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
AMD Radeon 610M
383
Intel Core i5-11400H
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU)
371
Intel Core i5-13450HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU)
371

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyAMD Athlon (29)
CPU groupAMD Athlon Silver 7000 (2)
ArchitectureMendocino (Zen2)
Technology6 nm
SegmentNotebook
SocketFT6
Generation5
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 2
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 2x
Frequency: 2.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):
L2-Cache1.00 MB
L3-Cache2.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameAMD Radeon 610M
GPU frequency0.40 - 1.90 GHz
CUs / Shader2 / 128
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory8 GB
Technology6 nm
Release dateQ3/2022

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
LPDDR5-5500
44.0 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory16 GB
Memory channels2
ECC
PCIe3.0 x 4
PCIe Bandwidth3.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP15 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.95 °C

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip design
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release dateQ3/2022
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
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