Athlon Silver 7120C vs i7-10700F

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking928not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency3.11no data
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020−2025)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date30 April 2020 (5 years ago)20 September 2022 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-10700F 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-10700F 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
SocketFCLGA1200no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-10700F 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® AVX2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-10700F and Athlon Silver 7120C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-10700F 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 i7-10700F and Athlon Silver 7120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933no data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-10700F and Athlon Silver 7120C.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 April 2020 20 September 2022
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

i7-10700F has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

Athlon Silver 7120C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Intel Core i7-10700F and AMD Athlon Silver 7120C. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-10700F is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 7120C is a notebook one.

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