Core i7 vs Athlon 220GE

Place in performance ranking	1590	1677
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.17	5.71
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Athlon	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	no data
Release date	1 June 2018 (6 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$65	no data
Current price	$180 (2.8x MSRP)	$263

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Core i7 has 37% better value for money than Athlon 220GE.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 220GE and Core i7 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	no data
Threads	4	no data
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	no data
Die size	209.78 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 220GE and Core i7 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 220GE and Core i7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 220GE and Core i7 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 220GE and Core i7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 220GE and Core i7.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	no data

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.

Athlon 220GE 2.86
+16.3%

Core i7 2.46

Athlon 220GE outperforms Core i7 by 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon 220GE 4429

Core i7 7652
+72.8%

Core i7 outperforms Athlon 220GE by 73% in Passmark.