Athlon Gold 7220C vs Ryzen Threadripper 5990X
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and Athlon Gold 7220C 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 | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Architecture codename | Chagall | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | no data | 23 May 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen Threadripper 5990X 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 | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 128 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.45 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 256 MB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 8x 81 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 33,200 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Threadripper 5990X 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 | no data |
| Socket | TRX4 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 5990X 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 | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and Athlon Gold 7220C are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and Athlon Gold 7220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and Athlon Gold 7220C.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 64 | 2 |
| Threads | 128 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen Threadripper 5990X has 3100% more physical cores and 3100% more threads.
Athlon Gold 7220C, on the other hand, has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1766.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and Athlon Gold 7220C. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen Threadripper 5990X is a desktop processor while Athlon Gold 7220C is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and Athlon Gold 7220C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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