Xeon 6731E vs Athlon Silver 7120C
Primary details
Comparing Athlon Silver 7120C and Xeon 6731E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) | no data |
| Architecture codename | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) | Sierra Forest (2024) |
| Release date | 20 September 2022 (1 year ago) | 3 June 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon Silver 7120C and Xeon 6731E 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) | 96 |
| Threads | 2 | 96 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB (per module) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 96 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 5 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 84 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Silver 7120C and Xeon 6731E 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | 4710 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 250 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Silver 7120C and Xeon 6731E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon Silver 7120C and Xeon 6731E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Silver 7120C and Xeon 6731E are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Silver 7120C and Xeon 6731E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Silver 7120C and Xeon 6731E.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 88 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 September 2022 | 3 June 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 96 |
| Threads | 2 | 96 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 250 Watt |
Athlon Silver 7120C has 1566.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon 6731E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 4700% more physical cores and 4700% more threads, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon Silver 7120C and Xeon 6731E. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon Silver 7120C is a notebook processor while Xeon 6731E is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Silver 7120C and Xeon 6731E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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