Athlon Silver 7120U vs i5-13420H
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-13420H outperforms Athlon Silver 7120U by a whopping 481% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-13420H and Athlon Silver 7120U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 683 | 1940 |
| Place by popularity | 69 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Raptor Lake-H | no data |
| Power efficiency | 24.21 | 12.49 |
| Architecture codename | Raptor Lake-H (2023) | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 4 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-13420H 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 100 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-13420H 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1744 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13420H and Athlon Silver 7120U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| 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 i5-13420H 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 i5-13420H 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 i5-13420H and Athlon Silver 7120U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267 | DDR5 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 96 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz) |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.4 GHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 48 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-13420H and Athlon Silver 7120U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 4 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-13420H and Athlon Silver 7120U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i5-13420H and Athlon Silver 7120U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13420H and Athlon Silver 7120U.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 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 | 11.51 | 1.98 |
| Integrated graphics card | 5.58 | 2.85 |
| Recency | 4 January 2023 | 20 September 2022 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
i5-13420H has a 481.3% higher aggregate performance score, 95.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 months, and 300% more physical cores and 500% more threads.
Athlon Silver 7120U, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.
The Core i5-13420H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 7120U in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-13420H and Athlon Silver 7120U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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