Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Athlon Silver 7120C
Primary details
Comparing Athlon Silver 7120C and M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) | Apple M4 |
| Architecture codename | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) | no data |
| Release date | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) | 30 November 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon Silver 7120C and M4 Max (14 cores) 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) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 14 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.51 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 3 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Silver 7120C and M4 Max (14 cores) 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Silver 7120C and M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz) | Apple M4 32-core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 September 2022 | 30 November 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 14 |
| Threads | 2 | 14 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 80 Watt |
Athlon Silver 7120C has 433.3% lower power consumption.
Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon Silver 7120C and M4 Max (14 cores). We've got no test results to judge.
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