Athlon Gold 7220U vs i7-6700TE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-6700TE
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
3.85
+31.8%
Athlon Gold 7220U
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.92

Core i7-6700TE outperforms Athlon Gold 7220U by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6700TE and Athlon Gold 7220U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14631661
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.62no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency10.4018.41
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$303no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-6700TE 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 speed3.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die size122 mm2100 mm2
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6700TE 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
Socket1151FP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6700TE and Athlon Gold 7220U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-
SIPP+-

Security technologies

Core i7-6700TE and Athlon Gold 7220U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6700TE and Athlon Gold 7220U 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 Core i7-6700TE and Athlon Gold 7220U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6700TE and Athlon Gold 7220U.

PCIe version3.03.0
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.

i7-6700TE 3.85
+31.8%
Athlon Gold 7220U 2.92

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.

i7-6700TE 6109
+31.8%
Athlon Gold 7220U 4636

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.

i7-6700TE 986
Athlon Gold 7220U 1014
+2.8%

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.

i7-6700TE 2980
+40.6%
Athlon Gold 7220U 2120

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.85 2.92
Integrated graphics card 2.60 2.85
Recency 19 October 2015 20 September 2022
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

i7-6700TE has a 31.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon Gold 7220U, on the other hand, has 9.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-6700TE is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Gold 7220U in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-6700TE is a desktop processor while Athlon Gold 7220U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-6700TE and Athlon Gold 7220U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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