AMD Athlon 220GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 220GE and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 220GE

  • 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 14 nm
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2383 vs 1959
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13908 vs 4424
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm FinFET vs 14 nm
L1 cache 576 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache 3 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2383 vs 1959
PassMark - CPU mark 13908 vs 4424

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 220GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1959
2383
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4424
13908
Name AMD Athlon 220GE AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
PassMark - Single thread mark 1959 2383
PassMark - CPU mark 4424 13908
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5755
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3664

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 220GE AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray YD220GC6M2OFB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1303 1305
Series AMD Athlon Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Zen+
Launch date 19 April 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $229
OPN PIB YD260XBCAFBOX
Price now $218.99
Value for money (0-100) 19.29

Performance

Base frequency 3.4 GHz 3.6 GHz
Compute Cores 5
L1 cache 192 KB 576 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 3 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 12 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature 95°C 95°C
Number of cores 2 6
Number of GPU cores 3
Number of threads 4 12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 209.78 mm
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz
Transistor count 4940 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1000 MHz
iGPU core count 3
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 3 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Wraith Spire

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0 x16

Advanced Technologies

AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)