AMD Athlon Gold 7220U vs Intel Core i7-8709G
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and Intel Core i7-8709G 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.
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
- 6.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 100 Watt
| Launch date | 20 Sep 2022 vs 10 January 2018 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm vs 14 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt vs 100 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8709G
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
- Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.10 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 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2313 vs 2148
- Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7947 vs 4753
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
| Number of threads | 8 vs 4 |
| Maximum frequency | 4.10 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 | 2313 vs 2148 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 7947 vs 4753 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8709G
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| Name | AMD Athlon Gold 7220U | Intel Core i7-8709G |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2148 | 2313 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 4753 | 7947 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Athlon Gold 7220U | Intel Core i7-8709G | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Mendocino | Kaby Lake G |
| Launch date | 20 Sep 2022 | 10 January 2018 |
| Place in performance rating | 1092 | 963 |
| Processor Number | i7-8709G | |
| Series | 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors | |
| Status | Announced | |
| Vertical segment | Mobile | |
Performance |
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| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 3.10 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 | 4.10 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Sockets supported | FP6 | BGA2270 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Package Size | 31mm x 58.5mm | |
Peripherals |
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| PCIe configurations | Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only) | Up to 1x8, 2x4 |
| Max number of PCIe lanes | 8 | |
| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Graphics |
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| Graphics base frequency | 350 MHz | |
| Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.10 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 | |
Graphics image quality |
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| 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 |
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| DirectX | 12 | |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | |
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) | ||
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