Athlon Gold 7220C vs Core i7-6870HQ

General info

Comparing Core i7-6870HQ and Athlon Gold 7220C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Mendocino (Zen 2)
Release date	24 January 2016 (8 years ago)	23 May 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$434	no data
Current price	$54 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Technical specs

Core i7-6870HQ 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	8	4
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6870HQ 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1440	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6870HQ and Athlon Gold 7220C. 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	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
eDRAM	128 MB	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-6870HQ and Athlon Gold 7220C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6870HQ and Athlon Gold 7220C are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6870HQ and Athlon Gold 7220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580	AMD Radeon 610M
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-6870HQ and Athlon Gold 7220C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-6870HQ and Athlon Gold 7220C integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	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 i7-6870HQ and Athlon Gold 7220C 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 i7-6870HQ and Athlon Gold 7220C.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Advantages and disadvantages

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Integrated graphics card	4.75	2.86
Recency	24 January 2016	23 May 2023
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt

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