Processor N100 vs Athlon Gold 7220U
Aggregate performance score
Athlon Gold 7220U outperforms Processor N100 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1639 | 1789 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 65 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) | Intel Alder Lake-N |
| Power efficiency | 18.80 | 37.07 |
| Architecture codename | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $128 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N100 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 100 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N100 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FP6 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Security technologies
Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N100 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 Gold 7220U and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 Dual-channel | DDR4, DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N100.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 9 |
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.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.98 | 2.35 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.85 | 2.32 |
| Recency | 20 September 2022 | 3 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Athlon Gold 7220U has a 26.8% higher aggregate performance score, 22.8% faster integrated GPU, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.
Processor N100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, 100% more physical cores, and 150% lower power consumption.
The Athlon Gold 7220U is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N100 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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