AMD Athlon 220GE vs Intel Core i7-6900K

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 220GE and Intel Core i7-6900K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon 220GE

Intel Core i7-6900K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 220GE

4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 140 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6900K

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
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2327 vs 1961
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14465 vs 4432

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
L1 cache	32 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2327 vs 1961
PassMark - CPU mark	14465 vs 4432

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 220GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6900K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1961

2327

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4432

14465

Name	AMD Athlon 220GE	Intel Core i7-6900K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1961	2327
PassMark - CPU mark	4432	14465
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1005
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7893
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		10.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		179.127
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		13.602

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 220GE	Intel Core i7-6900K
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	YD220GC6M2OFB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1297	1317
Series	AMD Athlon Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Broadwell E
Launch date		May 2016
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,020
Price now		$1,198.99
Processor Number		i7-6900K
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.35
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.20 GHz
Compute Cores	5
L1 cache	192 KB	32 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Number of cores	2	8
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum frequency		3.70 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4 2400/2133
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1000 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics	None
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)