Athlon Gold 7220U vs M-5Y51

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Aggregate performance score

Core M-5Y51
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 4 Watt
1.16
Athlon Gold 7220U
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.79
+141%

Athlon Gold 7220U outperforms Core M-5Y51 by a whopping 141% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking25211841
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core MMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency9.797.85
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerIntelTSMC
Architecture codenameBroadwell-Y (2014)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date27 October 2014 (10 years ago)20 September 2022 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core M-5Y51 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier11no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die size50 mm2100 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors1300 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core M-5Y51 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
SocketFCBGA1234FP6
Power consumption (TDP)4.5 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core M-5Y51 and Athlon Gold 7220U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core M-5Y51 and Athlon Gold 7220U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core M-5Y51 and Athlon Gold 7220U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core M-5Y51 and Athlon Gold 7220U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 5300AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency900 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core M-5Y51 and Athlon Gold 7220U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core M-5Y51 and Athlon Gold 7220U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core M-5Y51 and Athlon Gold 7220U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core M-5Y51 and Athlon Gold 7220U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes124

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

M-5Y51 1.16
Athlon Gold 7220U 2.79
+141%

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.

M-5Y51 2030
Samples: 79
Athlon Gold 7220U 4904
+142%
Samples: 68

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

M-5Y51 653
Athlon Gold 7220U 1046
+60.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

M-5Y51 1127
Athlon Gold 7220U 2221
+97.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.16 2.79
Integrated graphics card 0.92 2.49
Recency 27 October 2014 20 September 2022
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 15 Watt

M-5Y51 has 275% lower power consumption.

Athlon Gold 7220U, on the other hand, has a 140.5% higher aggregate performance score, 170.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The AMD Athlon Gold 7220U is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core M-5Y51 in performance tests.

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