Athlon Gold 7220C vs Xeon Platinum 8284

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8284 and Athlon Gold 7220C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumAMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date10 July 2019 (5 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$15,460no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8284 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads564
Base clock speed3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache1.75 MB128 KB
L2 cache28 MB1 MB
L3 cache38.5 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Maximum core temperature65 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8284 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketSocket Pno data
Power consumption (TDP)240 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8284 and Athlon Gold 7220C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8284 and Athlon Gold 7220C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8284 and Athlon Gold 7220C are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8284 and Athlon Gold 7220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933no data
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8284 and Athlon Gold 7220C.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 July 2019 23 May 2023
Physical cores 28 2
Threads 56 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 240 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8284 has 1300% more physical cores and 1300% more threads.

Athlon Gold 7220C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1500% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8284 and Athlon Gold 7220C. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8284 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon Gold 7220C is a notebook one.


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