A6-7400K vs Athlon 220GE

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 220GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.89
+170%

Athlon 220GE outperforms A6-7400K by a whopping 170% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 220GE and A6-7400K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16772438
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.08no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency7.531.50
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date6 September 2018 (6 years ago)31 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$65no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 220GE and A6-7400K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache192 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB1024 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size209.78 mm2245 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 220GE and A6-7400K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 220GE and A6-7400K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 220GE and A6-7400K are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 220GE and A6-7400K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data4
Number of pipelinesno data256
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 220GE and A6-7400K integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 220GE and A6-7400K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 220GE and A6-7400K.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 220GE 2.89
+170%
A6-7400K 1.07

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 220GE 4424
+171%
A6-7400K 1631

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.89 1.07
Recency 6 September 2018 31 July 2014
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon 220GE has a 170.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 220GE is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-7400K in performance tests.


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