Ryzen AI Max 390 vs Athlon 220GE

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 220GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.76
Ryzen AI Max 390
2025
12 cores / 24 threads, 55 Watt
28.21
+922%

Ryzen AI Max 390 outperforms Athlon 220GE by a whopping 922% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1756181
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.08no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency7.5449.07
DesignerAMDAMD
Manufacturerno dataTSMC
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Strix Halo (2025)
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$65no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 220GE and Ryzen AI Max 390 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5 GHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache96K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size209.78 mm22x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 220GE and Ryzen AI Max 390 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)1
SocketAM4FP11
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 220GE and Ryzen AI Max 390. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 220GE and Ryzen AI Max 390 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 220GE and Ryzen AI Max 390. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelLPDDR5X
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 3AMD Radeon 8050S

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 220GE and Ryzen AI Max 390.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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.

Athlon 220GE 2.76
Ryzen AI Max 390 28.21
+922%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Athlon 220GE 4429
Ryzen AI Max 390 45248
+922%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.76 28.21
Integrated graphics card 2.87 41.52
Recency 1 June 2018 6 January 2025
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 55 Watt

Athlon 220GE has 57.1% lower power consumption.

Ryzen AI Max 390, on the other hand, has a 922.1% higher aggregate performance score, 1346.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon 220GE in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 220GE is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI Max 390 is a notebook one.

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