Athlon Silver 7120C vs Ryzen 5 7600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 7600X and Athlon Silver 7120C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	300	not rated
Place by popularity	78	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	47.81	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Architecture codename	Raphael (Zen4)	Mendocino (Zen 2)
Release date	27 September 2022 (1 year ago)	20 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Current price	$318	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 7600X 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	4.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	5 nm	6 nm
Die size	70 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61 °C	no data
Number of transistors	CCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 7600X 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	AM5	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Athlon Silver 7120C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Athlon Silver 7120C are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Athlon Silver 7120C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Athlon Silver 7120C.

PCIe version	5.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	24	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	4.34	2.85
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	5 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	15 Watt

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