Athlon Gold 7220U vs Athlon II X4 600e

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 600e
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.13
Athlon Gold 7220U
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.98
+164%

Athlon Gold 7220U outperforms Athlon II X4 600e by a whopping 164% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 600e and Athlon Gold 7220U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23851639
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.07no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency2.3818.80
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date20 October 2009 (15 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$130no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 600e and Athlon Gold 7220U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm6 nm
Die size169 mm2100 mm2
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 600e and Athlon Gold 7220U 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
SocketAM3FP6
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 600e and Athlon Gold 7220U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 600e and Athlon Gold 7220U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 600e and Athlon Gold 7220U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 600e and Athlon Gold 7220U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X4 600e 1.13
Athlon Gold 7220U 2.98
+164%

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.

Athlon II X4 600e 1795
Athlon Gold 7220U 4740
+164%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.13 2.98
Recency 20 October 2009 20 September 2022
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon II X4 600e has 100% more physical cores.

Athlon Gold 7220U, on the other hand, has a 163.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Gold 7220U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 600e in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X4 600e is a desktop processor while Athlon Gold 7220U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 600e and Athlon Gold 7220U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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