Athlon 220GE vs Core i9-9820X

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-9820X and Athlon 220GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	549	1594
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.11	3.96
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i9	AMD Athlon
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	19 October 2018 (5 years ago)	1 June 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$898	$65
Current price	$404 (0.4x MSRP)	$180 (2.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-9820X has 256% better value for money than Athlon 220GE.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-9820X and Athlon 220GE 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	10 (Deca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	20	4
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature	92 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9820X and Athlon 220GE 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2066	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9820X and Athlon 220GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i9-9820X and Athlon 220GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9820X and Athlon 220GE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9820X and Athlon 220GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9820X and Athlon 220GE.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	44	12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Core i9-9820X outperforms Athlon 220GE by 355% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.00	2.86
Recency	19 October 2018	1 June 2018
Physical cores	10	2
Threads	20	4
Cost	$898	$65
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	35 Watt

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