Athlon Silver 7120U vs Celeron Dual-Core T3500
Aggregate performance score
Athlon Silver 7120U outperforms Celeron Dual-Core T3500 by a whopping 148% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Athlon Silver 7120U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2615 | 1940 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron Dual-Core | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.16 | 12.49 |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 26 September 2010 (14 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron Dual-Core T3500 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | Socket P PGA478 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Athlon Silver 7120U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Security technologies
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Athlon Silver 7120U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Athlon Silver 7120U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Athlon Silver 7120U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 Dual-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Athlon Silver 7120U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.80 | 1.98 |
| Recency | 26 September 2010 | 20 September 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Athlon Silver 7120U has a 147.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
The Athlon Silver 7120U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron Dual-Core T3500 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Athlon Silver 7120U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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