Athlon Silver 7120U vs Athlon 64 2800+

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 2800+
2004
1 core / 1 thread, 89 Watt
0.19
Athlon Silver 7120U
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.98
+942%

Athlon Silver 7120U outperforms Athlon 64 2800+ by a whopping 942% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 2800+ and Athlon Silver 7120U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32401928
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency0.2012.49
Architecture codenameNewCastle (2004)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release dateApril 2004 (20 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$100no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 2800+ and Athlon Silver 7120U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nm6 nm
Die size193 mm2100 mm2
Number of transistors69 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 2800+ and Athlon Silver 7120U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
Socket754FP6
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 2800+ and Athlon Silver 7120U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 2800+ and Athlon Silver 7120U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 2800+ and Athlon Silver 7120U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 2800+ and Athlon Silver 7120U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 64 2800+ 0.19
Athlon Silver 7120U 1.98
+942%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 64 2800+ 295
Athlon Silver 7120U 3142
+965%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.19 1.98
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 130 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon Silver 7120U has a 942.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process, and 493.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Silver 7120U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 2800+ in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 2800+ is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 7120U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 2800+ and Athlon Silver 7120U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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