Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Athlon Gold 7220U

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon Gold 7220U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1646not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)Apple M4
Power efficiency18.70no data
Architecture codenameMendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)no data
Release date20 September 2022 (2 years ago)30 November 2024 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Athlon Gold 7220U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 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)
Threads414
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.51 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography6 nm3 nm
Die size100 mm2no data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Gold 7220U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). 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+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5 Dual-channelno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)Apple M4 32-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores).

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes4no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 September 2022 30 November 2024
Physical cores 2 14
Threads 4 14
Chip lithography 6 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 80 Watt

Athlon Gold 7220U has 433.3% lower power consumption.

Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 600% more physical cores and 250% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon Gold 7220U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). We've got no test results to judge.


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