The Athlon Silver 7120U is a much slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-6600. We cannot compare value as at least one CPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Athlon Silver 7120U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy – 15 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of the Core i5-6600
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 4 vs 2 threads
Athlon Silver 7120U vs Core i5-6600 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Athlon Silver 7120U
Sep 20th, 2022
Average FPS
177
96%
Min 1% FPS
118
97%
Price, CA$
Out of Stock
Value, CA$/FPS
Not Available
All items are out of stock
Core i5-6600
Jul 1st, 2015
Average FPS
184
100%
Min 1% FPS
122
100%
Price, CA$
CA$118.88
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.64/FPS
100%
Athlon Silver 7120U vs Core i5-6600 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Athlon Silver 7120U vs Core i5-6600 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Athlon Silver 7120U vs Core i5-6600 in core CPU performance specifications
Athlon Silver 7120U
Sep 20th, 2022
Cores
2-core
50%
L3 Cache
2 MB
33%
Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
73%
Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
90%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
MHz
Core i5-6600
Jul 1st, 2015
Cores
4-core
100%
L3 Cache
6 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2133 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Athlon Silver 7120U | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Sep 20th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $224.00 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket FP6 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Not Available | Codename | Skylake |
15 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 3.9 GHz |
| 2 MB | L3 Cache | 6 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR5 | RAM | DDR3 @ 2133 MHz, DDR4 @ 2133 MHz |
| Radeon 610M | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
