Athlon 220GE vs i5-7200U

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-7200U
2016
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.13
Athlon 220GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.79
+31%

Athlon 220GE outperforms Core i5-7200U by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-7200U and Athlon 220GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18711688
Place by popularity56not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.08
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Athlon
Power efficiency13.437.54
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date30 August 2016 (8 years ago)1 June 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281$65

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-7200U and Athlon 220GE 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 speed2.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier2534
L1 cache128 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-7200U and Athlon 220GE 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1356AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-7200U and Athlon 220GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-7200U and Athlon 220GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-7200U and Athlon 220GE 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 i5-7200U and Athlon 220GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 620AMD Radeon Vega 3
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-7200U and Athlon 220GE integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-7200U and Athlon 220GE integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-7200U and Athlon 220GE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-7200U and Athlon 220GE.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1212

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.

i5-7200U 2.13
Athlon 220GE 2.79
+31%

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.

i5-7200U 3381
Athlon 220GE 4432
+31.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.13 2.79
Integrated graphics card 2.43 2.98
Recency 30 August 2016 1 June 2018
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

i5-7200U has 133.3% lower power consumption.

Athlon 220GE, on the other hand, has a 31% higher aggregate performance score, 22.6% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Athlon 220GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-7200U in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-7200U is a notebook processor while Athlon 220GE is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-7200U and Athlon 220GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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