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Athlon Gold 7220U vs i5-8400B
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-8400B and Athlon Gold 7220U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | 1595 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | Intel Core i5 | Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
Release date | 2 April 2018 (6 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (1 year ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $182 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-8400B 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 6 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
Multiplier | 28 | no data |
L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 1 MB |
L3 cache | 9 MB | 4 MB |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
Die size | 126 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-8400B 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
Socket | FCBGA1440 | FP6 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8400B and Athlon Gold 7220U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | + | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
Idle States | + | no data |
Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-8400B 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 | + | - |
SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8400B 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 i5-8400B and Athlon Gold 7220U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR5 Dual-channel |
Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon 610M |
Max video memory | 64 GB | no data |
Quick Sync Video | + | - |
Clear Video | + | no data |
Clear Video HD | + | no data |
Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | no data |
InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8400B and Athlon Gold 7220U integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8400B and Athlon Gold 7220U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
4K resolution support | + | no data |
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@30Hz | no data |
Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i5-8400B and Athlon Gold 7220U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | 12 | no data |
OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8400B and Athlon Gold 7220U.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 16 | 4 |
Pros & cons summary
Integrated graphics card | 3.09 | 2.85 |
Recency | 2 April 2018 | 20 September 2022 |
Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
Threads | 6 | 4 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
i5-8400B has 8.4% faster integrated GPU, and 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Athlon Gold 7220U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-8400B and Athlon Gold 7220U. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-8400B and Athlon Gold 7220U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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