Athlon Gold 7220U vs Ryzen 5 1600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1600
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.02
+159%

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Athlon Gold 7220U by a whopping 159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Athlon Gold 7220U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9451633
Place by popularity44not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.70no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency11.2518.84
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$219no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Athlon Gold 7220U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache576 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die size213 mm2100 mm2
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Athlon Gold 7220U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Athlon Gold 7220U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Athlon Gold 7220U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Athlon Gold 7220U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Athlon Gold 7220U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes204

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

Ryzen 5 1600 8.02
+159%
Athlon Gold 7220U 3.10

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 12279
+159%
Athlon Gold 7220U 4740

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 1600 1083
+6.8%
Athlon Gold 7220U 1014

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 1600 4635
+119%
Athlon Gold 7220U 2120

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 1600 5425
+151%
Athlon Gold 7220U 2159

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.02 3.10
Recency 16 March 2017 20 September 2022
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600 has a 158.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Athlon Gold 7220U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 1600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Gold 7220U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop processor while Athlon Gold 7220U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600 and Athlon Gold 7220U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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