Athlon Silver 7120C vs i3-3225

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-3225 and Athlon Silver 7120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2208not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.09no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency2.44no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date3 September 2012 (12 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$264no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-3225 and Athlon Silver 7120C 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm6 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-3225 and Athlon Silver 7120C 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1155no data
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-3225 and Athlon Silver 7120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AVX+-
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+-
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-3225 and Athlon Silver 7120C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key-no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-3225 and Athlon Silver 7120C are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-3225 and Athlon Silver 7120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 4000AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-3225 and Athlon Silver 7120C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-3225 and Athlon Silver 7120C.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 1.18 2.85
Recency 3 September 2012 20 September 2022
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 15 Watt

i3-3225 has 100% more threads.

Athlon Silver 7120C, on the other hand, has 141.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 years, a 266.7% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-3225 and Athlon Silver 7120C. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i3-3225 is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 7120C is a notebook one.


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