Athlon Gold 7220C vs i3-8120
Primary details
Comparing Core i3-8120 and Athlon Gold 7220C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 1 September 2018 (6 years ago) | 23 May 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i3-8120 and Athlon Gold 7220C 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 126 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-8120 and Athlon Gold 7220C 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | 1151 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 51 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8120 and Athlon Gold 7220C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8120 and Athlon Gold 7220C are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8120 and Athlon Gold 7220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8120 and Athlon Gold 7220C.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 3.09 | 2.85 |
| Recency | 1 September 2018 | 23 May 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 51 Watt | 15 Watt |
i3-8120 has 8.4% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores.
Athlon Gold 7220C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 240% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i3-8120 and Athlon Gold 7220C. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i3-8120 is a desktop processor while Athlon Gold 7220C is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-8120 and Athlon Gold 7220C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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