Athlon Gold 7220C vs Ryzen 5 5600G
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 5600G and Athlon Gold 7220C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 607 | not rated |
Place by popularity | 18 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 28.37 | no data |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
Power efficiency | 18.22 | no data |
Architecture codename | Cezanne (2021−2024) | Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023) |
Release date | 13 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 23 May 2023 (1 year ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $259 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5600G and Athlon Gold 7220C 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 12 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
Multiplier | 39 | no data |
L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 3 MB | 1 MB |
L3 cache | 16 MB | 4 MB |
Chip lithography | 7 nm | 6 nm |
Die size | AM4 (1331) mm2 | no data |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 10,700 million | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5600G and Athlon Gold 7220C 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
Socket | AM4 | no data |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Athlon Gold 7220C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
AES-NI | + | - |
FMA | + | - |
AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Athlon Gold 7220C are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Athlon Gold 7220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Athlon Gold 7220C.
PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Integrated graphics card | 7.46 | 2.85 |
Recency | 13 April 2021 | 23 May 2023 |
Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
Threads | 12 | 4 |
Chip lithography | 7 nm | 6 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5600G has 161.8% faster integrated GPU, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Athlon Gold 7220C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 5600G and Athlon Gold 7220C. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 5 5600G is a desktop processor while Athlon Gold 7220C is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5600G and Athlon Gold 7220C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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