AMD Athlon Gold 7220U vs Intel Core i3-7020U

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and Intel Core i3-7020U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

Intel Core i3-7020U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 nm
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2071 vs 1321
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4636 vs 2583

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2071 vs 1321
PassMark - CPU mark	4636 vs 2583

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-7020U

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-7020U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2071

1321

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4636

2583

Name	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U	Intel Core i3-7020U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2071	1321
PassMark - CPU mark	4636	2583
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		555
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1252
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3268
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5594
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3268
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5594

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U	Intel Core i3-7020U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Kaby Lake
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	Q2'18
Place in performance rating	1224	1078
Processor Number		i3-7020U
Series		7th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.30 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)
L3 cache	4MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42mm X 24mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x5916
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 620
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)