Athlon Silver 7120U vs Xeon E-2176M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2176M
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
6.85
+246%
Athlon Silver 7120U
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.98

Xeon E-2176M outperforms Athlon Silver 7120U by a whopping 246% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2176M and Athlon Silver 7120U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10261940
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.96no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Eno data
Power efficiency14.4112.49
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-H (2018−2019)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$450no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2176M 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 speed2.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die size149 mm2100 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2176M 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
SocketBGA-1440FP6
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2176M and Athlon Silver 7120U. 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-

Security technologies

Xeon E-2176M and Athlon Silver 7120U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2176M and Athlon Silver 7120U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2176M and Athlon Silver 7120U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics P630AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2176M and Athlon Silver 7120U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2176M and Athlon Silver 7120U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2176M and Athlon Silver 7120U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2176M and Athlon Silver 7120U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes164

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.

Xeon E-2176M 6.85
+246%
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.

Xeon E-2176M 10886
+246%
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.

Xeon E-2176M 1366
+41.1%
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.

Xeon E-2176M 4805
+201%
Athlon Silver 7120U 1599

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.85 1.98
Integrated graphics card 6.40 2.85
Recency 2 April 2018 20 September 2022
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E-2176M has a 246% higher aggregate performance score, 124.6% faster integrated GPU, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Athlon Silver 7120U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2176M is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 7120U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E-2176M is a server/workstation processor while Athlon Silver 7120U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E-2176M and Athlon Silver 7120U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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