AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
VS
Intel Core i3-1210U
AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
VS
Intel Core i3-1210U

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and Intel Core i3-1210U? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
Name
Intel Core i3-1210U
Mobile
Segment
Mobile
AMD Athlon Silver 7000
CPU group
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U
AMD Athlon
Family
Intel Core i3
5
Generation
12
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Predecessor
--
--
Successor
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD Athlon Silver 7120U or Intel Core i3-1210U? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.40 GHz
Frequency
1.00 GHz
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CPU Cores
6
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Turbo (1 Core)
4.40 GHz
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CPU Threads
8
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Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
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Turbo (6 Cores)
1.60 GHz
normal
Core architecture
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
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A core
2x Golden Cove
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B core
4x Gracemont
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C core
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2 / 2
CPU Cores / Threads
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No
Hyperthreading / SMT
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2x
Cores
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3.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
no data
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Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
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Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD Athlon Silver 7120U or Intel Core i3-1210U. 

AMD Radeon 610M Graphics
GPU name
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
0.40 GHz
GPU frequency
0.25 GHz
1.90 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
0.85 GHz
9
Generation
13
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DirectX Version
12.1
2
Execution units
64
128
Shader
512
3
Max. displays
4
6 nm
Technology
10 nm
Q3/2022
Release date
Q1/2022
8 GB
Max. GPU Memory
32 GB
12
Direct X
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Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode
AV1
Decode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

LPDDR5-5500
Memory type
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16 GB
Max. Memory
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2 (Dual Channel)
Memory channels
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Yes
ECC
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44.0 GB/s
Bandwidth
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3.0 x 4
PCIe
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Yes
AES-NI
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Memory & PCIe

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Memory type
DDR4-3200 DDR5-4800 LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR5-5200
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Max. Memory
64 GB
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ECC
No
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Memory channels
2
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PCIe version
4.0
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PCIe lanes
28

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

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AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

95 °C
Tjunction max.
100 °C
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TDP up
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TDP down
--
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TDP (PL1)
9 W
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TDP (PL2)
29 W
15 W
TDP (PL1 / PBP)
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Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

2.00 MB
L3-Cache
10.00 MB
6 nm
Technology
10 nm
Mendocino (Zen2)
Architecture
Alder Lake U
AMD-V, SVM
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
FT6
Socket
BGA 1744
Q3/2022
Release date
Q1/2022
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
1.00 MB
L2-Cache
4.50 MB
100-000000772
Part Number
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SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Windows 11, Linux
Operating systems
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Release price
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Technical data sheet
Documents
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Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

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Used in
Unknown

User rating

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