AMD Athlon Gold 7220C vs Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon Gold 7220C and the Intel Xeon Gold 6421N 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 Xeon Gold 6421N which has 32 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2023. |
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| AMD Athlon (29) | Family | Intel Xeon Gold (163) |
| AMD Ryzen 7020U (4) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 (25) |
| 6 | Generation | 4 |
| Mendocino (Zen 2) | Architecture | Sapphire Rapids |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 Xeon Gold 6421N clocks with 1.80 GHz (3.60 GHz), has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. |
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| AMD Athlon Gold 7220C | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6421N |
| 2 | Cores | 32 |
| 4 | Threads | 64 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.40 GHz | Frequency | 1.80 GHz |
| 3.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.60 GHz |
| 3.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
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. |
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| AMD Radeon 610M | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.40 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| 1.90 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 9 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 6 nm | Technology | |
| 3 | Max. displays | |
| 2 | Compute units | -- |
| 128 | Shader | -- |
| Yes | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 8 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| AMD Radeon 610M | GPU | no iGPU |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
| Decode | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeUp to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon Gold 7220C, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6421N supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 281.6 GB/s enabled. |
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| AMD Athlon Gold 7220C | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6421N |
| LPDDR5-5500 | Memory | DDR5-4400 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 4096 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
| 44.0 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 281.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| 1.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| 2.00 MB | L3 Cache | 60.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 5.0 |
| 4 | PCIe lanes | 80 |
| 3.9 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 315.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD Athlon Gold 7220C has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6421N is 185 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| AMD Athlon Gold 7220C | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6421N |
| 15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 185 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon Gold 7220C has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 6 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6421N is at 60.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm. |
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| AMD Athlon Gold 7220C | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6421N |
| 6 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
| FT6 | Socket | LGA 4677 |
| AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows, Linux |
| Q3/2022 | Release date | Q1/2023 |
| -- | Release price | 2368 $ |
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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.
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AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
32C 64T @ 3.60 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
32C 64T @ 1.80 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD Athlon Gold 7220C | Intel Xeon Gold 6421N |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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