Processor N150 vs Athlon Gold 7220U
Aggregate performance score
Processor N150 outperforms Athlon Gold 7220U by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1767 | 1733 |
| 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 | 19.54 | 51.74 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) | Twin Lake (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) | 20 November 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N150 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 100 mm2 | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N150 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 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N150. 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 | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Security technologies
Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N150 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 Processor N150 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 Processor N150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 Dual-channel | DDR4, DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N150.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 9 |
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.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.04 | 3.22 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.77 | 4.03 |
| Recency | 20 September 2022 | 20 November 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Athlon Gold 7220U has a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.
Processor N150, on the other hand, has a 5.9% higher aggregate performance score, 45.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores, and 150% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and Intel Processor N150.
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