AMD Ryzen 9 3800X vs AMD Athlon 220GE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3800X and AMD Athlon 220GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 9 3800X

AMD Athlon 220GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3800X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
28 more threads: 32 vs 4
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2718 vs 1961
5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23174 vs 4429

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 2
Number of threads	32 vs 4
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 192 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2718 vs 1961
PassMark - CPU mark	23174 vs 4429

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 220GE

131072x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 125 Watt

L3 cache	4 MB vs 32MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 220GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2718

1961

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23174

4429

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 3800X	AMD Athlon 220GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2718	1961
PassMark - CPU mark	23174	4429

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 3800X	AMD Athlon 220GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Launch date	December 2019
Place in performance rating	556	1206
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray		YD220GC6M2OFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Athlon Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3.4 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	7 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	32MB	4 MB
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz
Number of cores	16	2
Number of threads	32	4
Transistor count	19,200 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		5
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Number of GPU cores		3
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1000 MHz
iGPU core count		3
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0