AMD Athlon Gold 7220U vs Intel Core i3-8140U

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and Intel Core i3-8140U 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.

AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

Intel Core i3-8140U

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 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4636 vs 4227

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4636 vs 4227

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-8140U

Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2135 vs 2071

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L3 cache	4 MB vs 4MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2135 vs 2071

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-8140U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2071

2135

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4636

4227

Name	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U	Intel Core i3-8140U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2071	2135
PassMark - CPU mark	4636	4227

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U	Intel Core i3-8140U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Coffee Lake
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	Q4'19
Place in performance rating	1224	1196
Processor Number		i3-8140U
Series		8th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)
L3 cache	4MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.90 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	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		10 Watt
Configurable TDP-up		25 Watt
Package Size		46x24
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x3EA9
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD 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
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)