AMD Athlon Gold 7220U vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

Last updated: 2024-02-05

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Athlon Gold 7220U		AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
CPU comparison AMD Athlon Gold 7220U or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Athlon Gold 7220U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Gold 7220U was released in Q3/2022. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X has 64 cores with 128 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X was released in Q4/2023.

AMD Athlon (29)	Family	AMD Ryzen Threadripper (13)
AMD Ryzen 7020U (4)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 (3)
6	Generation	5
Mendocino (Zen 2)	Architecture	Storm Peak (Zen 4)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Athlon Gold 7220U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.70 GHz). The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X has 64 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (5.10 GHz).
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
2	Cores	64
4	Threads	128
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.40 GHz	Frequency	3.20 GHz
3.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	5.10 GHz
3.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
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 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	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 & PCIe The AMD Athlon Gold 7220U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
LPDDR5-5500	Memory	DDR5-5200
16 GB	Max. Memory	1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
44.0 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	166.4 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
1.00 MB	L2 Cache	64.00 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	256.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	5.0
4	PCIe lanes	48
3.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	189.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon Gold 7220U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is 350 W.
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	350 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
8 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The AMD Athlon Gold 7220U has a 5.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X cache has a total of 320.00 MB.
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
6 nm	Technology	5 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	SSE4A, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3
FT6	Socket	sTR5
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2022	Release date	Q4/2023
--	Release price	5900 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon Gold 7220U (44%)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon Gold 7220U (7%)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X (100%)

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 7220U 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	934 (46%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	2030 (100%)

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 7220U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2154 (4%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	55282 (100%)

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 7220U 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1180 (41%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	2897 (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 7220U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2629 (10%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	26562 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	115 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	5531 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	1897 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	98322 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	742 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	36982 (100%)

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 7220U AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz	383 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 7220U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	5012 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 98,322 CB R23 MC @ 349 W	282 (100%)

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