Athlon 220GE vs Core 2 Extreme X7900

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Athlon 220GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2596	1590
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	4.15
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core 2 Extreme	AMD Athlon
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	1 September 2007 (16 years ago)	1 June 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$851	$65
Current price	$170 (0.2x MSRP)	$180 (2.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Athlon 220GE 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus support	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Die size	143 mm2	209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1.1V-1.375V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Athlon 220GE 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	PPGA478	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	44 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Athlon 220GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
AMT	+	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Athlon 220GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Athlon 220GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Athlon 220GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Athlon 220GE.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 220GE outperforms Core 2 Extreme X7900 by 303% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.71	2.86
Recency	1 September 2007	1 June 2018
Threads	2	4
Cost	$851	$65
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	44 Watt	35 Watt

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