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AMD Athlon 220GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2018
AMD Athlon 220GE
AMD Athlon 220GE
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2018-04-19
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
AMD Ryzen 5 2600

What's the best choice AMD Athlon 220GE or AMD Ryzen 5 2600? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Athlon 220GE has a base frequency of 3.4 GHz. 2 / 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q3/2018.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 has a base frequency of 3.4 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2018-04-19.

Differences

AMD Athlon 220GE Reasons to consider
AMD Athlon 220GE
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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    35 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon 220GE CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    403 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    397 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    543 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    621 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    743 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    650 place
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    171 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    6 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.9 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 2600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    250 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    197 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    332 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    201 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    284 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    233 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    435 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    331 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    68 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    69 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    87 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    155 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    88 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    128 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    271 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon 220GE AMD Athlon 220GE
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon 200 left arrow AMD Ryzen 2000
  • Family
    Athlon left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Athlon 200 Series left arrow Ryzen 2000 Series
  • Successor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    3.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.7 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    3 left arrow -
  • Generation
    8 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    1000 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Radeon Vega 3 Graphics left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Graphics Cores
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2018 left arrow -
  • Shader
    192 left arrow -
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and AMD Athlon 220GE. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x16
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    2667 left arrow 2933
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon 220GE and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    35 W left arrow 65 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    35 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon 220GE and AMD Ryzen 5 2600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raven Ridge (Zen+) left arrow Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
  • Codename
    Picasso left arrow Pinnacle Ridge
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L1-Cache
    0.1875 MB left arrow 0.5625 MB
  • L2-Cache
    1 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    YD220GC6FBBOX left arrow YD2600BBAFBOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    YD220GC6FBMPK left arrow YD2600BBAFMPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    YD220GC6M2OFB left arrow YD2600BBM6IAF
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Release date
    Q3/2018 left arrow 2018-04-19
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    14nm left arrow 12nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Thermal Solution (MPK)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Athlon 220GE and AMD Ryzen 5 2600.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

321.000000
AMD Athlon 220GE
374.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

804.000000
AMD Athlon 220GE
2736.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

136.000000
AMD Athlon 220GE
164.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

381.000000
AMD Athlon 220GE
1310.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

5242.000000
AMD Athlon 220GE
13511.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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