Ryzen 5 7640U vs Athlon Silver 7120U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon Silver 7120U
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
2.05
Ryzen 5 7640U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
13.84
+575%

Ryzen 5 7640U outperforms Athlon Silver 7120U by a whopping 575% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon Silver 7120U and Ryzen 5 7640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1923553
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency12.4684.13
Architecture codenameMendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)Phoenix-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date20 September 2022 (2 years ago)3 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon Silver 7120U and Ryzen 5 7640U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm4 nm
Die size100 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Silver 7120U and Ryzen 5 7640U 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 configuration11
SocketFP6FP8
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Silver 7120U and Ryzen 5 7640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTRyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Silver 7120U and Ryzen 5 7640U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Silver 7120U and Ryzen 5 7640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5 Dual-channelDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 610MAMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Silver 7120U and Ryzen 5 7640U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes420

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.

Athlon Silver 7120U 2.05
Ryzen 5 7640U 13.84
+575%

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.

Athlon Silver 7120U 3142
Ryzen 5 7640U 21177
+574%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon Silver 7120U 960
Ryzen 5 7640U 2142
+123%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon Silver 7120U 1578
Ryzen 5 7640U 8751
+455%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.05 13.84
Integrated graphics card 2.85 14.99
Recency 20 September 2022 3 May 2023
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 6 nm 4 nm

Ryzen 5 7640U has a 575.1% higher aggregate performance score, 426% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 months, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 7640U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 7120U in performance tests.


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