Athlon Gold 7220U vs Xeon D-2779
Primary details
Comparing Xeon D-2779 and Athlon Gold 7220U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1634 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Power efficiency | no data | 18.84 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 1 January 2022 (2 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-2779 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 cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 25 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 100 mm2 |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-2779 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA2579 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 126 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2779 and Athlon Gold 7220U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| QuickAssist | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon D-2779 and Athlon Gold 7220U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2779 and Athlon Gold 7220U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2779 and Athlon Gold 7220U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2779 and Athlon Gold 7220U.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | 4 |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 24 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 4 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2022 | 20 September 2022 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 2 |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 126 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon D-2779 has 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
Athlon Gold 7220U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, a 66.7% more advanced lithography process, and 740% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon D-2779 and Athlon Gold 7220U. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon D-2779 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon Gold 7220U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-2779 and Athlon Gold 7220U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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