Athlon Silver 7120U vs Opteron 6282 SE

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 6282 SE
2011
16 cores / 16 threads, 140 Watt
4.17
+103%
Athlon Silver 7120U
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
2.05

Opteron 6282 SE outperforms Athlon Silver 7120U by a whopping 103% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6282 SE and Athlon Silver 7120U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14061923
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.57no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiency2.7212.46
Architecture codenameInterlagos (2011−2012)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date14 November 2011 (12 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,090no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Opteron 6282 SE 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache768 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (per die)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm6 nm
Die size316 mm2100 mm2
Number of transistors2,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6282 SE 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 configuration41
SocketG34FP6
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6282 SE and Athlon Silver 7120U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6282 SE and Athlon Silver 7120U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6282 SE and Athlon Silver 7120U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6282 SE and Athlon Silver 7120U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

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.

Opteron 6282 SE 4.17
+103%
Athlon Silver 7120U 2.05

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.

Opteron 6282 SE 6385
+103%
Athlon Silver 7120U 3142

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.17 2.05
Recency 14 November 2011 20 September 2022
Physical cores 16 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 15 Watt

Opteron 6282 SE has a 103.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

Athlon Silver 7120U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 833.3% lower power consumption.

The Opteron 6282 SE is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 7120U in performance tests.

Be aware that Opteron 6282 SE is a server/workstation processor while Athlon Silver 7120U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 6282 SE and Athlon Silver 7120U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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