Athlon Silver 7120U vs i5-4570TE
Aggregate performance score
Athlon Silver 7120U outperforms Core i5-4570TE by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-4570TE and Athlon Silver 7120U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1944 | 1923 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.15 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 5.24 | 12.46 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 2 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $239 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-4570TE 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4096 KB (shared) | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 177 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-4570TE 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | 1150 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4570TE and Athlon Silver 7120U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i5-4570TE and Athlon Silver 7120U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4570TE and Athlon Silver 7120U 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 Core i5-4570TE and Athlon Silver 7120U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 Dual-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD 4600 | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4570TE and Athlon Silver 7120U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
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 | 2.01 | 2.05 |
| Recency | 2 June 2013 | 20 September 2022 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
i5-4570TE has 100% more threads.
Athlon Silver 7120U, on the other hand, has a 2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 266.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-4570TE and Athlon Silver 7120U.
Note that Core i5-4570TE is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 7120U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-4570TE and Athlon Silver 7120U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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