Athlon Gold 7220C vs Ryzen Threadripper 1956X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1956X and Athlon Gold 7220C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1956X 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache32768 KB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1956X 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 configuration1no data
SocketSP3r2no data
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1956X and Athlon Gold 7220C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1956X and Athlon Gold 7220C are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1956X and Athlon Gold 7220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 12 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 1956X has 500% more physical cores.

Athlon Gold 7220C, on the other hand, has a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 1956X and Athlon Gold 7220C. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 1956X is a desktop processor while Athlon Gold 7220C is a notebook one.


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