AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs AMD Athlon PRO 200U

Processor comparisons   03-03-2023
   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the full tests AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs AMD Athlon PRO 200U and see which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, programming, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as MATLAB, RealBench, SuperPi, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, PassMark, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, Prime95, 7zip, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Last Man Standing
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Valheim
Fallout 76
Fortnite
Overwatch
DOOM: Eternal
Valorant
Borderlands 3
Halo Infinite
Death Stranding
Apex Legends
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Cyberpunk 2077
Watch Dogs Legion
Grand Theft Auto V
Rainbow Six Siege
Red Dead Redemption 2

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon PRO 200U or AMD Athlon Silver 7120U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Athlon Silver 7120U

51%

Athlon PRO 200U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Silver 7120U

51%

Athlon PRO 200U

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.3	89.8
Valorant	102.7	102.0
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	57.1
Apex Legends	96.5	95.9
Call of Duty Warzone	77.0	76.5
Overwatch	83.2	82.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	70.4
DOOM Eternal	51.3	51.0
Warzone	80.1	79.6
Assassin's Creed	86.2	85.7
Valheim	85.2	84.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Athlon Silver 7120U

212%

Athlon PRO 200U

185%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Athlon Silver 7120U is more energy efficient than the Athlon PRO 200U as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	AMD Athlon PRO 200U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	107	131
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	505	366
Cinbench 20 Single-core	248	308
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1082	772
Cinbench 23 Single-core	618	489
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2923	2355

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	AMD Athlon PRO 200U
Single-Core	2283	1748
Multi-Core	5142	4150

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	AMD Athlon PRO 200U
Single-Core	958	835
Multi-Core	2294	1728

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	AMD Athlon PRO 200U
Announcement date	September 20, 2022	October 01, 2019
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP6	FP5
Core name	Mendocino	Raven Ridge
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen
Generation	2	1
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.2 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	2	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	3200 millions	1600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	LPDDR5
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	5500	2400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	256KB	192KB
L2 cache	1MB	1MB
L3 cache	2MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000772	YM200UC4T2OFB

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon Silver 7120U is 4% better than Athlon PRO 200U in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Silver 7120U is better: 27
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon PRO 200U is better: 4
However, it should be understood that all the data in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and AMD Athlon PRO 200U before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Athlon Silver 7120U specs and review.

AMD Athlon PRO 200U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Athlon PRO 200U specs and review.