AMD Athlon Gold 7220U vs Intel Core i7-4610Y

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and Intel Core i7-4610Y 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.

AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

Intel Core i7-4610Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 22 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2148 vs 1583
Around 94% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4753 vs 2446

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 1 September 2013
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2148 vs 1583
PassMark - CPU mark	4753 vs 2446

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4610Y

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 25% lower typical power consumption: 11.5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L3 cache	4 MB vs 4MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	11.5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4610Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2148

1583

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4753

2446

Name	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U	Intel Core i7-4610Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2148	1583
PassMark - CPU mark	4753	2446
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3079
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5305

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U	Intel Core i7-4610Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Haswell
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	1 September 2013
Place in performance rating	1094	968
Launch price (MSRP)		$415
Processor Number		i7-4610Y
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	1.70 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	4MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	11.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		6 W
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)	4x1, 2x4
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		4
Number of USB ports		4
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCI support
Total number of SATA ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x402
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max frequency		850 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4200
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
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)