The Athlon Silver 7120U is a much slower gaming CPU than the Core i7-9800X. We cannot compare value as at least one CPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Athlon Silver 7120U
- Consumes up to 91% less energy – 15 vs 165 Watts
- Has an integrated GPU, while the Core i7-9800X cannot run games without a dedicated GPU
Advantages of the Core i7-9800X
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 2 threads
Athlon Silver 7120U vs Core i7-9800X for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Athlon Silver 7120U
Sep 20th, 2022
Average FPS
177
95%
Min 1% FPS
118
96%
Price, CA$
Out of Stock
Value, CA$/FPS
Not Available
All items are out of stock.
Core i7-9800X
Oct 19th, 2018
Average FPS
186
100%
Min 1% FPS
123
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1982.31
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$10.65/FPS
100%
Athlon Silver 7120U vs Core i7-9800X 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 i7-9800X in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Athlon Silver 7120U vs Core i7-9800X in core CPU performance specifications
Athlon Silver 7120U
Sep 20th, 2022
Cores
2-core
25%
L3 Cache
2 MB
12%
Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
63%
Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
80%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
MHz
Core i7-9800X
Oct 19th, 2018
Cores
8-core
100%
L3 Cache
16.5 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2666 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Athlon Silver 7120U | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i7-9800X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Sep 20th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $589.00 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket FP6 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
| Not Available | Codename | Skylake |
15 W | Power Consumption | 165 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 4.4 GHz |
| 2 MB | L3 Cache | 16.5 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR5 | RAM | DDR4 @ 2666 MHz |
Radeon 610M | Integrated Graphics | No |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
