Ryzen 7 8840HX vs Athlon Gold 7220U

VS

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1765not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)no data
Power efficiency19.31no data
DesignerAMDAMD
ManufacturerTSMCTSMC
Architecture codenameMendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)Dragon Range (2025)
Release date20 September 2022 (2 years ago)23 April 2025 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Athlon Gold 7220U and Ryzen 7 8840HX 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 speed2.4 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm5 nm
Die size100 mm22x 71 mm2
Number of transistorsno data13,140 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Gold 7220U and Ryzen 7 8840HX 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 configuration11
SocketFP6FL1
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Ryzen 7 8840HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Ryzen 7 8840HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Ryzen 7 8840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5 Dual-channelDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Ryzen 7 8840HX.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes428

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 September 2022 23 April 2025
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 6 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 55 Watt

Athlon Gold 7220U has 266.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 8840HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and AMD Ryzen 7 8840HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
Athlon Gold 7220U
AMD Ryzen 7 8840HX
Ryzen 7 8840HX

Other comparisons

We've compiled a selection of CPU comparisons, ranging from closely matched processors to other comparisons that may be of interest.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4 99 votes

Rate Athlon Gold 7220U on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

No user ratings yet.

Rate Ryzen 7 8840HX on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Comments

Here you can give us your opinion about processors Athlon Gold 7220U and Ryzen 7 8840HX, agree or disagree with our ratings, or report bugs or inaccuracies on the site.