Athlon Silver 10 vs GX-224IJ
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Prairie Falcon (2016−2018) | Mendocino (2025) |
| Release date | 23 February 2016 (9 years ago) | 1 October 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
GX-224IJ and Athlon Silver 10 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 160 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 100 mm2 |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on GX-224IJ and Athlon Silver 10 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 | FP4 | FT6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by GX-224IJ and Athlon Silver 10. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by GX-224IJ and Athlon Silver 10 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by GX-224IJ and Athlon Silver 10. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | LPDDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon R4E 3CU | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by GX-224IJ and Athlon Silver 10.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 February 2016 | 1 October 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 15 Watt |
GX-224IJ has 50% lower power consumption.
Athlon Silver 10, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between AMD GX-224IJ and AMD Athlon Silver 10. We've got no test results to judge.
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