Ryzen 5 6600H vs Athlon II X2 220

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 220
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.66
Ryzen 5 6600H
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
11.77
+1683%

Ryzen 5 6600H outperforms Athlon II X2 220 by a whopping 1683% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 220 and Ryzen 5 6600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2761664
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.30no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency0.9624.75
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date21 September 2010 (14 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$32no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 220 and Ryzen 5 6600H 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm6 nm
Die size117 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 220 and Ryzen 5 6600H 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FP7
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 220 and Ryzen 5 6600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 220 and Ryzen 5 6600H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 220 and Ryzen 5 6600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 660M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 220 and Ryzen 5 6600H.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Athlon II X2 220 0.66
Ryzen 5 6600H 11.77
+1683%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II X2 220 1043
Ryzen 5 6600H 18695
+1692%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X2 220 288
Ryzen 5 6600H 1816
+531%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X2 220 495
Ryzen 5 6600H 7504
+1416%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 11.77
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 6600H has a 1683.3% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 6600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 220 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X2 220 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 6600H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 220 and Ryzen 5 6600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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