AMD EPYC 7H12 vs Athlon 220GE

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Combined performance score

Athlon 220GE
2.88

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Athlon 220GE by 1474% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Athlon 220GE and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking154339
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.725.01
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD AthlonAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date1 June 2018 (5 years old)18 September 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$65no data
Current price$180 (2.8x MSRP)$6796
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7H12 has 6% better value for money than Athlon 220GE.

Technical specs

Athlon 220GE and EPYC 7H12 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 cores2 (Dual-core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads4128
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die size209.78 mm2192 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 220GE and EPYC 7H12 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketAM4TR4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 220GE and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 220GE and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 220GE and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size64 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 220GE and EPYC 7H12.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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 2.88
EPYC 7H12 45.34
+1474%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Athlon 220GE by 1474% in our combined 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
EPYC 7H12 69633
+1472%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Athlon 220GE by 1472% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.88 45.34
Recency 1 June 2018 18 September 2019
Physical cores 2 64
Threads 4 128
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 280 Watt

The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 220GE in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon 220GE is a desktop processor while EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 220GE and EPYC 7H12, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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