Athlon Gold 7220U vs i3-10100Y

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-10100Y
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 5 Watt
1.80
Athlon Gold 7220U
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.98
+65.6%

Athlon Gold 7220U outperforms Core i3-10100Y by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-10100Y and Athlon Gold 7220U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20201646
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency33.8918.70
Architecture codenameAmber Lake-Y (2018−2021)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date30 August 2018 (6 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-10100Y 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 speed1.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data100 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-10100Y 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
SocketBGA1377FP6
Power consumption (TDP)5 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-10100Y 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++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-10100Y and Athlon Gold 7220U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-10100Y 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 i3-10100Y 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 bandwidth33.3 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 615AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data
Execution Units24no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-10100Y and Athlon Gold 7220U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-10100Y and Athlon Gold 7220U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-10100Y and Athlon Gold 7220U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-10100Y and Athlon Gold 7220U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes104

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.

i3-10100Y 1.80
Athlon Gold 7220U 2.98
+65.6%

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.

i3-10100Y 2857
Athlon Gold 7220U 4740
+65.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i3-10100Y 1889
Athlon Gold 7220U 2159
+14.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.80 2.98
Integrated graphics card 1.98 2.85
Recency 30 August 2018 20 September 2022
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 15 Watt

i3-10100Y has 200% lower power consumption.

Athlon Gold 7220U, on the other hand, has a 65.6% higher aggregate performance score, 43.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon Gold 7220U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-10100Y in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-10100Y and Athlon Gold 7220U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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