Athlon Silver 7120U vs Ultra 7 155H

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Aggregate performance score

Core Ultra 7 155H
2023
16 cores / 22 threads, 28 Watt
15.81
+698%
Athlon Silver 7120U
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.98

Core Ultra 7 155H outperforms Athlon Silver 7120U by a whopping 698% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 7 155H and Athlon Silver 7120U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4331940
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-Hno data
Power efficiency53.4012.48
Architecture codenameMeteor Lake-H (2023)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$503no data

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 7 155H 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads222
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache112 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data100 mm2
Maximum core temperature110 °Cno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 7 155H 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
SocketIntel BGA 2049FP6
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 7 155H 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 7 155H and Athlon Silver 7120U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Athlon Silver 7120U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Athlon Silver 7120U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2250 MHz)AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Athlon Silver 7120U.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes84

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.

Ultra 7 155H 15.81
+698%
Athlon Silver 7120U 1.98

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.

Ultra 7 155H 25119
+699%
Athlon Silver 7120U 3145

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.81 1.98
Integrated graphics card 18.48 2.85
Recency 14 December 2023 20 September 2022
Physical cores 16 2
Threads 22 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 15 Watt

Ultra 7 155H has a 698.5% higher aggregate performance score, 548.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and 700% more physical cores and 1000% more threads.

Athlon Silver 7120U, on the other hand, has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 86.7% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 7 155H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 7120U in performance tests.


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