Atom x7211RE vs Athlon Silver 7120U
Aggregate performance score
Athlon Silver 7120U outperforms Atom x7211RE by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon Silver 7120U and Atom x7211RE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1950 | 2031 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 12.59 | 28.45 |
| Architecture codename | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) | Amston Lake (2024) |
| Release date | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) | 8 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $42 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon Silver 7120U and Atom x7211RE 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 | 2.4 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 100 mm2 | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Silver 7120U and Atom x7211RE 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FP6 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Silver 7120U and Atom x7211RE. 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 | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Silver 7120U and Atom x7211RE 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 Athlon Silver 7120U and Atom x7211RE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 Dual-channel | DDR4, DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics 16EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Silver 7120U and Atom x7211RE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 9 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.98 | 1.79 |
| Recency | 20 September 2022 | 8 April 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Athlon Silver 7120U has a 10.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.
Atom x7211RE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 150% lower power consumption.
The Athlon Silver 7120U is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x7211RE in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Silver 7120U and Atom x7211RE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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