AMD Athlon Gold 7220U vs Intel Core i5-8305G

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and Intel Core i5-8305G 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 i5-8305G

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2094 vs 2048

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 7 January 2018
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2094 vs 2048

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8305G

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1572864x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6951 vs 4740

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6951 vs 4740

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8305G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2094

2048

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4740

6951

Name	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U	Intel Core i5-8305G
PassMark - Single thread mark	2094	2048
PassMark - CPU mark	4740	6951
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		834
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3278
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1607
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3262
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5404
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1607
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3262
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5404

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U	Intel Core i5-8305G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Kaby Lake G
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	7 January 2018
Place in performance rating	1209	966
Processor Number		i5-8305G
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Announced
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.80 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	4MB (shared)	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR4-2400
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	BGA2270
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		31mm x 58.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x8, 2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
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 630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096 x 2160 @60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096 x 2160 @60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096 x 2160 @30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)