Athlon Silver 7120U vs i5-1240P

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-1240P
2022
12 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
10.71
+441%
Athlon Silver 7120U
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.98

Core i5-1240P outperforms Athlon Silver 7120U by a whopping 441% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-1240P and Athlon Silver 7120U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7301940
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-Pno data
Power efficiency36.2012.49
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-P (2022)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date23 February 2022 (2 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-1240P 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed1.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm6 nm
Die size217 mm2100 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-1240P 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
SocketFCBGA1744FP6
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-1240P 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® AVX2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-1240P 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
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-1240P 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 i5-1240P and Athlon Silver 7120U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligibleAMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHzno data
Execution Units80no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-1240P and Athlon Silver 7120U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-1240P and Athlon Silver 7120U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-1240P and Athlon Silver 7120U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-1240P and Athlon Silver 7120U.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes204

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.

i5-1240P 10.71
+441%
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.

i5-1240P 17018
+441%
Athlon Silver 7120U 3145

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.71 1.98
Recency 23 February 2022 20 September 2022
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 16 2
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 15 Watt

i5-1240P has a 440.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

Athlon Silver 7120U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 86.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-1240P is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 7120U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-1240P and Athlon Silver 7120U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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