Athlon Silver 7120U vs Phenom II X6 1100T BE
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X6 1100T BE outperforms Athlon Silver 7120U by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Athlon Silver 7120U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1496 | 1928 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 2.74 | 12.49 |
| Architecture codename | Thuban (2010) | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 7 December 2010 (13 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X6 1100T BE 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 346 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 904 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X6 1100T BE 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 | AM3 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Athlon Silver 7120U. 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 | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Athlon Silver 7120U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Athlon Silver 7120U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 Dual-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Athlon Silver 7120U.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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 | 3.62 | 1.98 |
| Recency | 7 December 2010 | 20 September 2022 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 15 Watt |
Phenom II X6 1100T BE has a 82.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Athlon Silver 7120U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.
The Phenom II X6 1100T BE is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 7120U in performance tests.
Note that Phenom II X6 1100T BE is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 7120U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Athlon Silver 7120U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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