AMD Athlon Gold 7220U vs Intel Core i5-6440EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and Intel Core i5-6440EQ 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

Intel Core i5-6440EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2071 vs 1966

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2071 vs 1966

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6440EQ

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5324 vs 4636

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5324 vs 4636

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6440EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2071

1966

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4636

5324

Name	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U	Intel Core i5-6440EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	2071	1966
PassMark - CPU mark	4636	5324
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3775
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		17.4
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		165.696
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.896
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		27.044

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U	Intel Core i5-6440EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Skylake
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1224	1050
Processor Number		i5-6440EQ
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.70 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	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
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		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x191B
Graphics base frequency		350 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		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 530
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)
Secure Boot
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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)