Athlon Gold 7220U vs i7-9750H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-9750H
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
6.79
+133%
Athlon Gold 7220U
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.92

Core i7-9750H outperforms Athlon Gold 7220U by a whopping 133% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-9750H and Athlon Gold 7220U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10311661
Place by popularity95not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency14.2818.42
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-HR (2019)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-9750H 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die size150 mm2100 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-9750H 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
SocketFCBGA1440FP6
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9750H and Athlon Gold 7220U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
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

Security technologies

Core i7-9750H and Athlon Gold 7220U 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 i7-9750H 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 i7-9750H and Athlon Gold 7220U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-9750H and Athlon Gold 7220U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-9750H and Athlon Gold 7220U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-9750H and Athlon Gold 7220U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-9750H 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.

i7-9750H 6.79
+133%
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.

i7-9750H 10791
+133%
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.

i7-9750H 1365
+34.6%
Athlon Gold 7220U 1014

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.

i7-9750H 4998
+136%
Athlon Gold 7220U 2120

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-9750H 5813
+169%
Athlon Gold 7220U 2159

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.79 2.92
Integrated graphics card 3.09 2.85
Recency 23 April 2019 20 September 2022
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

i7-9750H has a 132.5% higher aggregate performance score, 8.4% faster integrated GPU, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Athlon Gold 7220U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-9750H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Gold 7220U in performance tests.


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