Athlon Gold 7220U vs Athlon X2 QL-60

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X2 QL-60
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.34
Athlon Gold 7220U
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.92
+759%

Athlon Gold 7220U outperforms Athlon X2 QL-60 by a whopping 759% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 QL-60 and Athlon Gold 7220U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30711661
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD AthlonMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency0.9218.42
Architecture codenameLion (2008−2009)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date3 June 2008 (16 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 QL-60 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data100 mm2
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 QL-60 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
SocketS1FP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-60 and Athlon Gold 7220U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD VirtualizationXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-60 and Athlon Gold 7220U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 QL-60 and Athlon Gold 7220U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 QL-60 and Athlon Gold 7220U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
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 X2 QL-60 0.34
Athlon Gold 7220U 2.92
+759%

  • Passmark

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 X2 QL-60 547
Athlon Gold 7220U 4636
+748%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.34 2.92
Recency 3 June 2008 20 September 2022
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon Gold 7220U has a 758.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 100% more threads, a 983.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Gold 7220U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 QL-60 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 QL-60 and Athlon Gold 7220U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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