The Athlon Silver 7120U is a much slower gaming CPU than the Core i7-6950X. We cannot compare value as at least one CPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Athlon Silver 7120U
- Consumes up to 89% less energy – 15 vs 140 Watts
- Has an integrated GPU, while the Core i7-6950X cannot run games without a dedicated GPU
Advantages of the Core i7-6950X
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 20 vs 2 threads
Athlon Silver 7120U vs Core i7-6950X 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, £
Out of Stock
Value, £/FPS
Not Available
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Core i7-6950X
May 31st, 2016
Average FPS
184
100%
Min 1% FPS
122
100%
Price, £
Out of Stock
Value, £/FPS
Not Available
All items are out of stock.
Athlon Silver 7120U vs Core i7-6950X 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 i7-6950X in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Athlon Silver 7120U vs Core i7-6950X in core CPU performance specifications
Athlon Silver 7120U
Sep 20th, 2022
Cores
2-core
20%
L3 Cache
2 MB
8%
Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
80%
Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
100%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
MHz
Core i7-6950X
May 31st, 2016
Cores
10-core
100%
L3 Cache
25 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2400 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Athlon Silver 7120U | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Sep 20th, 2022 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $1,723.00 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket FP6 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
| Not Available | Codename | Broadwell-E |
15 W | Power Consumption | 140 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 2 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 3.5 GHz |
| 2 MB | L3 Cache | 25 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR5 | RAM | DDR4 @ 2400 MHz |
Radeon 610M | Integrated Graphics | No |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
