Athlon Silver 7120U vs Celeron 1007U

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 1007U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.54
Athlon Silver 7120U
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
2.04
+278%

Athlon Silver 7120U outperforms Celeron 1007U by a whopping 278% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 1007U and Athlon Silver 7120U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking27421829
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Mendocino (Zen 2)
Release date20 January 2013 (11 years ago)20 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86no data
Current price$205 (2.4x MSRP)no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 1007U and Athlon Silver 7120U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm6 nm
Die size118 mm2100 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 1007U and Athlon Silver 7120U 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
SocketFCBGA1023FP6
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 1007U and Athlon Silver 7120U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Celeron 1007U and Athlon Silver 7120U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 1007U and Athlon Silver 7120U are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 1007U and Athlon Silver 7120U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon 610M
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 1007U and Athlon Silver 7120U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 1007U and Athlon Silver 7120U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes164

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.

Celeron 1007U 0.54
Athlon Silver 7120U 2.04
+278%

Athlon Silver 7120U outperforms Celeron 1007U by 278% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Celeron 1007U 835
Athlon Silver 7120U 3150
+277%

Athlon Silver 7120U outperforms Celeron 1007U by 277% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Celeron 1007U 250
Athlon Silver 7120U 996
+298%

Athlon Silver 7120U outperforms Celeron 1007U by 298% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Celeron 1007U 426
Athlon Silver 7120U 1674
+293%

Athlon Silver 7120U outperforms Celeron 1007U by 293% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.54 2.04
Recency 20 January 2013 20 September 2022
Chip lithography 22 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 15 Watt

The Athlon Silver 7120U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 1007U in performance tests.


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