Ultra 7 266V vs Athlon Gold 7220U
Primary details
Comparing Athlon Gold 7220U and Core Ultra 7 266V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1646 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 18.70 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) | Lunar Lake (2024) |
| Release date | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) | 24 September 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon Gold 7220U and Core Ultra 7 266V 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 37 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 192 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 2.5 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 100 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Gold 7220U and Core Ultra 7 266V 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FP6 | Intel BGA 2833 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Core Ultra 7 266V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon Gold 7220U and Core Ultra 7 266V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Core Ultra 7 266V are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Core Ultra 7 266V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 Dual-channel | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz) | Arc 140V |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Core Ultra 7 266V.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 September 2022 | 24 September 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 17 Watt |
Athlon Gold 7220U has 13.3% lower power consumption.
Ultra 7 266V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon Gold 7220U and Core Ultra 7 266V. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Gold 7220U and Core Ultra 7 266V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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