Processor N97 vs Athlon Gold 7220U
Aggregate performance score
Processor N97 outperforms Athlon Gold 7220U by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N97 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1639 | 1545 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 18.80 | 27.21 |
| 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) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N97 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 | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 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 N97 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 | 12 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N97. 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 | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Security technologies
Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N97 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 N97 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 N97. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 Dual-channel | DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 610M | Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N97.
| 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 | 3.45 |
| 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 | 12 Watt |
Athlon Gold 7220U has 22.8% faster integrated GPU, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.
Processor N97, on the other hand, has a 15.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, 100% more physical cores, and 25% lower power consumption.
The Processor N97 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Gold 7220U in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Gold 7220U and Processor N97, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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