Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX vs Athlon Gold 7220U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon Gold 7220U
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.80
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
2025
24 cores / 48 threads, 350 Watt
54.41
+1843%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX outperforms Athlon Gold 7220U by a whopping 1843% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking181835
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.82
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)no data
Power efficiency7.866.55
DesignerAMDAMD
ManufacturerTSMCTSMC
Architecture codenameMendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)Shimada Peak (2025)
Release date20 September 2022 (2 years ago)23 July 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,899

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Athlon Gold 7220U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speed2.4 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm4 nm
Die size100 mm24x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistorsno data33,260 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Gold 7220U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX 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
SocketFP6sTR5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX. 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 Threadripper PRO 9965WX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX. 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)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4136

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 Gold 7220U 2.80
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX 54.41
+1843%

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 Gold 7220U 4901
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX 95346
+1845%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.80 54.41
Recency 20 September 2022 23 July 2025
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 4 48
Chip lithography 6 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 350 Watt

Athlon Gold 7220U has 2233.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX, on the other hand, has a 1843.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon Gold 7220U in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon Gold 7220U is a notebook processor while Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX is a server/workstation one.

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