Athlon Silver 7120C vs Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Athlon Silver 7120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2817 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Power efficiency | 0.61 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Windsor (2006−2007) | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | December 2006 (17 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 220 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 227 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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 | AM2 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 15 Watt |
Athlon Silver 7120C has a 1400% more advanced lithography process, and 493.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Athlon Silver 7120C. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 64 X2 5600+ is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 7120C is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Athlon Silver 7120C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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