Athlon Silver 7120U vs i5-1035G4

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-1035G4
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.95
+150%
Athlon Silver 7120U
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.98

Core i5-1035G4 outperforms Athlon Silver 7120U by a whopping 150% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-1035G4 and Athlon Silver 7120U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12381940
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency18.7412.49
Architecture codenameIce Lake (Client) (2019)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date1 August 2019 (5 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$320no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-1035G4 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 × 4 GT/sno data
Multiplier11no data
L1 cache320 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data100 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-1035G4 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1526FP6
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-1035G4 and Athlon Silver 7120U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-1035G4 and Athlon Silver 7120U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-1035G4 and Athlon Silver 7120U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-1035G4 and Athlon Silver 7120U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.732 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel Iris Plus GraphicsAMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-1035G4 and Athlon Silver 7120U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-1035G4 and Athlon Silver 7120U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort5120 x 3200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-1035G4 and Athlon Silver 7120U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-1035G4 and Athlon Silver 7120U.

PCIe version3.03.0
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.

i5-1035G4 4.95
+150%
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.

i5-1035G4 7857
+150%
Athlon Silver 7120U 3145

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.95 1.98
Integrated graphics card 4.71 2.85
Recency 1 August 2019 20 September 2022
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 10 nm 6 nm

i5-1035G4 has a 150% higher aggregate performance score, 65.3% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Athlon Silver 7120U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-1035G4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 7120U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-1035G4 and Athlon Silver 7120U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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