AMD Athlon Gold 7220C vs Intel Core i3-2310M

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AMD Athlon Gold 7220C CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-2310M
AMD Athlon Gold 7220C Intel Core i3-2310M

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon Gold 7220C and the Intel Core i3-2310M and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Athlon Gold 7220C 2 core processor released in Q3/2022 with the Intel Core i3-2310M which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2011.
AMD Athlon (29) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD Ryzen 7020U (4) CPU group Intel Core i 2000M (46)
6 Generation 2
Mendocino (Zen 2) Architecture Sandy Bridge H
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon Gold 7220C is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.70 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-2310M clocks with 2.10 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD Athlon Gold 7220C Characteristic Intel Core i3-2310M
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Athlon Gold 7220C Characteristic Intel Core i3-2310M
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Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon 610M GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
1.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
9 GPU Generation 6
6 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 12
128 Shader 96
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 10.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon 610M GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon Gold 7220C, while the Intel Core i3-2310M supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

AMD Athlon Gold 7220C Characteristic Intel Core i3-2310M
LPDDR5-5500 Memory DDR3-1333
16 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
44.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
4 PCIe lanes 16
3.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Athlon Gold 7220C has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-2310M is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Athlon Gold 7220C Characteristic Intel Core i3-2310M
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
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100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon Gold 7220C has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 6 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-2310M is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

AMD Athlon Gold 7220C Characteristic Intel Core i3-2310M
6 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
FT6 Socket BGA 1023
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2022 Release date Q1/2011
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon Gold 7220C (100%)
Intel Core i3-2310M (48%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon Gold 7220C (100%)
Intel Core i3-2310M (46%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon Gold 7220C AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
879 (100%)
Intel Core i3-2310M Intel Core i3-2310M
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
420 (48%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon Gold 7220C AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2011 (100%)
Intel Core i3-2310M Intel Core i3-2310M
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
926 (46%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Athlon Gold 7220C AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz
383 (100%)
Intel Core i3-2310M Intel Core i3-2310M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz
211 (55%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Athlon Gold 7220C AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2310M Intel Core i3-2310M
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
350 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Athlon Gold 7220C AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2310M Intel Core i3-2310M
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
731 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Athlon Gold 7220C AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2310M Intel Core i3-2310M
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1215 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Athlon Gold 7220C AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2310M Intel Core i3-2310M
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
493 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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