Athlon 220GE vs i7-960

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-960
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
2.11
Athlon 220GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.79
+32.2%

Athlon 220GE outperforms Core i7-960 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-960 and Athlon 220GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18671682
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.164.08
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)AMD Athlon
Power efficiency1.547.54
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date20 October 2009 (15 years ago)1 June 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316$65

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 220GE has 2450% better value for money than i7-960.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-960 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size263 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Number of transistors731 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-960 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366AM4
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-960 and Athlon 220GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i7-960 and Athlon 220GE 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 i7-960 and Athlon 220GE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-960 and Athlon 220GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size24 GB64 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-960 and Athlon 220GE.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

i7-960 2.11
Athlon 220GE 2.79
+32.2%

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.

i7-960 3347
Athlon 220GE 4424
+32.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.11 2.79
Recency 20 October 2009 1 June 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 35 Watt

i7-960 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon 220GE, on the other hand, has a 32.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 220GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-960 in performance tests.


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