Athlon Silver 7120U vs Processor N100

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Aggregate performance score

Processor N100
2023
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
2.43
+22.7%
Athlon Silver 7120U
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.98

Processor N100 outperforms Athlon Silver 7120U by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Processor N100 and Athlon Silver 7120U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17761940
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-Nno data
Power efficiency38.3012.48
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-N (2023)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date3 January 2023 (1 year ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$128no data

Detailed specifications

Processor N100 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed0.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache96 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data100 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Processor N100 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
SocketIntel BGA 1264FP6
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Processor N100 and Athlon Silver 7120U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Security technologies

Processor N100 and Athlon Silver 7120U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Processor N100 and Athlon Silver 7120U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Processor N100 and Athlon Silver 7120U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz)AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Processor N100 and Athlon Silver 7120U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes94

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.43 1.98
Integrated graphics card 2.32 2.85
Recency 3 January 2023 20 September 2022
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 10 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt

Processor N100 has a 22.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 150% lower power consumption.

Athlon Silver 7120U, on the other hand, has 22.8% faster integrated GPU, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Processor N100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 7120U in performance tests.


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