Athlon 220GE vs EPYC 7551
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7551 outperforms Athlon 220GE by a whopping 481% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 574 | 1989 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.98 | 4.08 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD EPYC | AMD Athlon |
| Power efficiency | 3.46 | 3.06 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Naples (2017−2018) | Zen (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 29 June 2017 (8 years ago) | 1 June 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,400 | $65 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Athlon 220GE has 316% better value for money than EPYC 7551.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7551 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 | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 64 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | 20 | 34 |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 209.78 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7551 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | TR4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7551 and Athlon 220GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7551 and Athlon 220GE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7551 and Athlon 220GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Eight-channel | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 170.671 GB/s | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7551 and Athlon 220GE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 12 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.77 | 2.54 |
| Recency | 29 June 2017 | 1 June 2018 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 2 |
| Threads | 64 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 35 Watt |
EPYC 7551 has a 481% higher aggregate performance score, and 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.
Athlon 220GE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 414% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 7551 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon 220GE in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 7551 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon 220GE is a desktop one.
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