AMD Athlon 220GE vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 220GE and AMD Ryzen 7 2700 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

  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 2700

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 14 nm
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x 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 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2177 vs 1959
  • 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15699 vs 4424
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm FinFET vs 14 nm
L1 cache 768 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2177 vs 1959
PassMark - CPU mark 15699 vs 4424

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 220GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 2700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1959
2177
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4424
15699
Name AMD Athlon 220GE AMD Ryzen 7 2700
PassMark - Single thread mark 1959 2177
PassMark - CPU mark 4424 15699
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 940
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6255
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4116

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 220GE AMD Ryzen 7 2700

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 1326
Series AMD Athlon Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Zen+
Launch date 19 April 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $299
OPN PIB YD2700BBAFBOX
Price now $265.99
Value for money (0-100) 16.67

Performance

Base frequency 3.4 GHz 3.2 GHz
Compute Cores 5
L1 cache 192 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 4 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 8
Number of GPU cores 3
Number of threads 4 16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 213 mm
Maximum frequency 4.1 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 65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Wraith Spire with RGB LED

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™)