AMD Athlon Gold 7220U vs Intel Core i7-7820HQ
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and Intel Core i7-7820HQ 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), 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
- CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
- 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
Launch date | 20 Sep 2022 vs 3 January 2017 |
Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm vs 14 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt vs 45 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-7820HQ
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
- Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 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
- 2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2118 vs 2094
- Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7161 vs 4740
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Number of threads | 8 vs 4 |
Maximum frequency | 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 100°C vs 95°C |
L1 cache | 256 KB vs 64K (per core) |
L3 cache | 8 MB vs 4MB (shared) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2118 vs 2094 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 7161 vs 4740 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-7820HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon Gold 7220U | Intel Core i7-7820HQ |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2094 | 2118 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 4740 | 7161 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 912 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3300 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 19.274 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1704 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3065 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 5391 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1704 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3065 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 5391 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U | Intel Core i7-7820HQ | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Mendocino | Kaby Lake |
Launch date | 20 Sep 2022 | 3 January 2017 |
Place in performance rating | 1209 | 994 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $378 | |
Price now | $378 | |
Processor Number | i7-7820HQ | |
Series | 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors | |
Status | Launched | |
Value for money (0-100) | 7.29 | |
Vertical segment | Mobile | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.90 GHz |
Die size | 100 mm² | |
L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB |
L3 cache | 4MB (shared) | 8 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 | 4 |
Number of threads | 4 | 8 |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 8 GT/s DMI | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Supported memory types | DDR5, Dual-channel | DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600 |
Max memory channels | 2 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 37.5 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 64 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FP6 | FCBGA1440 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
Configurable TDP-down | 35 W | |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 42mm x 28mm | |
Peripherals |
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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 |
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Device ID | 0x591B | |
Graphics base frequency | 350 MHz | |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.10 GHz | |
Graphics max frequency | 1.1 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 |
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DisplayPort | ||
DVI | ||
eDP | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of displays supported | 3 | |
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Graphics image quality |
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4K resolution support | ||
Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@30Hz | |
Max resolution over VGA | N / A | |
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | |
OpenGL | 4.5 | |
Security & Reliability |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |