Athlon Gold 7220U vs i7-2760QM

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-2760QM
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
2.76
Athlon Gold 7220U
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.92
+5.8%

Athlon Gold 7220U outperforms Core i7-2760QM by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2760QM and Athlon Gold 7220U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16971661
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency5.8018.41
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date4 September 2011 (13 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2760QM 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm6 nm
Die size216 mm2100 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2760QM 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
SocketFCBGA1224,FCPGA988FP6
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2760QM and Athlon Gold 7220U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+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
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2760QM and Athlon Gold 7220U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2760QM 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 i7-2760QM and Athlon Gold 7220U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.598 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 3000AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2760QM and Athlon Gold 7220U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2760QM 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.

i7-2760QM 2.76
Athlon Gold 7220U 2.92
+5.8%

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.

i7-2760QM 4392
Athlon Gold 7220U 4636
+5.6%

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.

i7-2760QM 537
Athlon Gold 7220U 1014
+88.8%

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.

i7-2760QM 1630
Athlon Gold 7220U 2120
+30.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.76 2.92
Integrated graphics card 0.66 2.85
Recency 4 September 2011 20 September 2022
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

i7-2760QM has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon Gold 7220U, on the other hand, has a 5.8% higher aggregate performance score, 331.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 years, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i7-2760QM and Athlon Gold 7220U.


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