Athlon Gold 7220U vs i5-430M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-430M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.76
Athlon Gold 7220U
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.92
+284%

Athlon Gold 7220U outperforms Core i5-430M by a whopping 284% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-430M and Athlon Gold 7220U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26591661
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency2.0618.43
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-430M and Athlon Gold 7220U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.26 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier17no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm6 nm
Die size81 mm2100 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors382 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-430M and Athlon Gold 7220U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketBGA1288,PGA988FP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-430M and Athlon Gold 7220U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-430M and Athlon Gold 7220U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-430M and Athlon Gold 7220U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-430M and Athlon Gold 7220U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency766 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-430M and Athlon Gold 7220U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-430M and Athlon Gold 7220U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes164

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.

i5-430M 0.76
Athlon Gold 7220U 2.92
+284%

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
    • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

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.

i5-430M 1207
Athlon Gold 7220U 4636
+284%

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.

i5-430M 324
Athlon Gold 7220U 1014
+213%

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.

i5-430M 647
Athlon Gold 7220U 2120
+228%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.76 2.92
Integrated graphics card 0.77 2.85
Recency 7 January 2010 20 September 2022
Chip lithography 32 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon Gold 7220U has a 284.2% higher aggregate performance score, 270.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 12 years, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Gold 7220U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-430M in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-430M and Athlon Gold 7220U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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