Athlon Gold 7220C vs FX-770K
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2201 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Power efficiency | 2.97 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | December 2014 (10 years ago) | 23 May 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
FX-770K 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 | 3.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256K | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on FX-770K 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FM2+ | FT6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-770K 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 | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-770K and Athlon Gold 7220C are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-770K and Athlon Gold 7220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | LPDDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-770K and Athlon Gold 7220C.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
FX-770K has 100% more physical cores.
Athlon Gold 7220C, on the other hand, has a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD FX-770K and AMD Athlon Gold 7220C. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that FX-770K is a desktop processor while Athlon Gold 7220C is a notebook one.
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