Athlon Silver 7120U vs Ryzen 5 2600X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600X
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
8.75
+342%
Athlon Silver 7120U
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.98

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Athlon Silver 7120U by a whopping 342% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600X and Athlon Silver 7120U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8741940
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.52no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency8.7212.49
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600X 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.25 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm6 nm
Die size192 mm2100 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Athlon Silver 7120U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHAXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Athlon Silver 7120U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Athlon Silver 7120U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Athlon Silver 7120U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes204

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.

Ryzen 5 2600X 8.75
+342%
Athlon Silver 7120U 1.98

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.

Ryzen 5 2600X 13900
+342%
Athlon Silver 7120U 3145

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.

Ryzen 5 2600X 1247
+28.8%
Athlon Silver 7120U 968

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.

Ryzen 5 2600X 5282
+230%
Athlon Silver 7120U 1599

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.75 1.98
Recency 19 April 2018 20 September 2022
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 12 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600X has a 341.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Athlon Silver 7120U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 7120U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 2600X is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 7120U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2600X and Athlon Silver 7120U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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