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AMD Athlon Gold 7220U vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700U. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2022
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
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Q1/2019
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

What's the best choice AMD Athlon Gold 7220U or AMD Ryzen 7 3700U? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Athlon Gold 7220U has a base frequency of 2.4 GHz. 2 / 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q3/2022.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U has a base frequency of 2.3 GHz. 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q1 2019.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 4% better clock speed

    2.4 GHz left arrow 2.3 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon Gold 7220U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    938 place
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U Reasons to consider
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  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 3700U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    340 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    315 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    442 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    413 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    693 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    654 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    120 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    153 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    214 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    277 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    209 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    253 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    505 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 7000U left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000U
  • Family
    Athlon left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Laptops / Desktops left arrow Laptops / Desktops
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Series
    Athlon 7000 Series left arrow Ryzen 3000 Series
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
    2.4 GHz left arrow 2.3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    2x Zen 2 left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    3.7 GHz left arrow 4 GHz
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.7 GHz left arrow 4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    3 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.5 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 12
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow 10
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 8
  • GPU Frequency
    1900 MHz left arrow 1400 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon 610M left arrow Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Graphics Cores
    2 left arrow 10
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    Q3/2022 left arrow Q1/2018
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 640
  • Technology
    6 nm left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 3700U and AMD Athlon Gold 7220U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    44 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    LPDDR5 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 left arrow PCIe 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 2400
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and AMD Ryzen 7 3700U 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
    15 W left arrow 15 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 105 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    15 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP down
    8 W left arrow 12 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 35 W
  • Configurable TDP
    - left arrow 12-35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Mendocino (Zen 2) left arrow Picasso (Zen+)
  • Chip design
    Chiplet left arrow -
  • Codename
    Mendocino left arrow Picasso
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet left arrow -
  • 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
    0.25 MB left arrow 0.375 MB
  • L2-Cache
    1 MB left arrow 2 MB
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    100-000000771 left arrow YM3700C4T4MFG
  • Operating systems
    Conflicting source values: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Part Number
    100-000000771 left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2022 left arrow Q1/2019
  • Socket
    FT6 left arrow FP5
  • Technology
    TSMC 6nm FinFET left arrow 12nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and AMD Ryzen 7 3700U.

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

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

383.000000
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
1792.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

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