Xeon w7-2555X vs Athlon Gold 7220C

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon Gold 7220C and Xeon w7-2555X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)no data
Architecture codenameMendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date23 May 2023 (1 year ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,069

Detailed specifications

Athlon Gold 7220C and Xeon w7-2555X 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads428
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB33.75 MB
Chip lithography6 nm10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data75 °C
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Gold 7220C and Xeon w7-2555X 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 configurationno data1
Socketno data4677
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt210 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Gold 7220C and Xeon w7-2555X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Athlon Gold 7220C and Xeon w7-2555X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Gold 7220C and Xeon w7-2555X are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Gold 7220C and Xeon w7-2555X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 610MN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Gold 7220C and Xeon w7-2555X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 May 2023 24 August 2024
Physical cores 2 14
Threads 4 28
Chip lithography 6 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 210 Watt

Athlon Gold 7220C has a 66.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1300% lower power consumption.

Xeon w7-2555X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Athlon Gold 7220C and Xeon w7-2555X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Athlon Gold 7220C is a notebook processor while Xeon w7-2555X is a server/workstation one.


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