Athlon Silver 7120C vs i7-3610QE
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-3610QE and Athlon Silver 7120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1606 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Power efficiency | 6.65 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 29 April 2012 (12 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-3610QE 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-3610QE 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | G2 (988B) | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3610QE and Athlon Silver 7120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-3610QE and Athlon Silver 7120C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3610QE and Athlon Silver 7120C are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3610QE and Athlon Silver 7120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | unknown Dual-channel | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD 4000 | AMD Radeon 610M |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 April 2012 | 20 September 2022 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
i7-3610QE has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Athlon Silver 7120C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 266.7% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i7-3610QE and Athlon Silver 7120C. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-3610QE and Athlon Silver 7120C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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