Celeron G6900E vs Athlon 220GE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 220GE and Celeron G6900E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1674	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.08	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Athlon	no data
Power efficiency	7.53	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	6 September 2018 (6 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$65	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 220GE and Celeron G6900E 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3 GHz
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	192 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4950 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 220GE and Celeron G6900E 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 220GE and Celeron G6900E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Athlon 220GE and Celeron G6900E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 220GE and Celeron G6900E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 220GE and Celeron G6900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Intel UHD Graphics 710

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 220GE and Celeron G6900E.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	12	no data

Pros & cons summary

---

Integrated graphics card	2.98	2.85
Recency	6 September 2018	4 January 2022
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	46 Watt

---

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 220GE and Celeron G6900E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.

---