Athlon Silver 7120C vs i7-2820QM

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2820QM and Athlon Silver 7120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1688not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency5.80no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date3 January 2011 (13 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$568no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2820QM and Athlon Silver 7120C 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 speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography32 nm6 nm
Die size216 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2820QM and Athlon Silver 7120C 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)no data
SocketFCBGA1224,FCPGA988,PPGA988no data
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2820QM and Athlon Silver 7120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2820QM and Athlon Silver 7120C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2820QM and Athlon Silver 7120C 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 i7-2820QM and Athlon Silver 7120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.598 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 3000AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2820QM and Athlon Silver 7120C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2820QM and Athlon Silver 7120C.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.66 2.85
Recency 3 January 2011 20 September 2022
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

i7-2820QM has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Athlon Silver 7120C, on the other hand, has 331.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 years, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

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