AMD Ryzen 7 3700C vs AMD Athlon II X2 220

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700C CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X2 220
AMD Ryzen 7 3700C AMD Athlon II X2 220

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 7 3700C or AMD Athlon II X2 220 - 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 Ryzen 7 3700C has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 3700C was released in Q3/2020.

The AMD Athlon II X2 220 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 220 was released in Q3/2010.
AMD Ryzen 7 (67) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
AMD Ryzen 3000C (3) CPU group AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)
3 Generation 1
Picasso (Zen+) Architecture Propus
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
AMD Ryzen 7 5825C Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700C is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (4.00 GHz). The AMD Athlon II X2 220 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700C Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 220
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.70 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 Ryzen 7 3700C Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 220
-- 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 RX Vega 10 (Raven Ridge) GPU no iGPU
1.40 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
10 Compute units --
640 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 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 RX Vega 10 (Raven Ridge) 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
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700C supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 220 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700C Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 220
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1333
64 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
20 PCIe lanes --
19.7 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 7 3700C has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD Athlon II X2 220 is 65 W.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700C Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 220
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
25 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700C has a 6.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X2 220 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700C Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 220
12 nm Technology 45 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
FP5 Socket AM3
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2020 Release date Q3/2010
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3700C (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 (49%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3700C (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 (20%)

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 Ryzen 7 3700C AMD Ryzen 7 3700C
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
762 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 AMD Athlon II X2 220
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
371 (49%)

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 Ryzen 7 3700C AMD Ryzen 7 3700C
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
2684 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 AMD Athlon II X2 220
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
699 (26%)

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 Ryzen 7 3700C AMD Ryzen 7 3700C
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
7314 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 AMD Athlon II X2 220
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1025 (14%)

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 Ryzen 7 3700C AMD Ryzen 7 3700C
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1194 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 AMD Athlon II X2 220
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 3700C AMD Ryzen 7 3700C
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1020 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 AMD Athlon II X2 220
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 3700C AMD Ryzen 7 3700C
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
3115 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 AMD Athlon II X2 220
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 3700C AMD Ryzen 7 3700C
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
451 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 AMD Athlon II X2 220
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 3700C AMD Ryzen 7 3700C
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.40 GHz
1792 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 AMD Athlon II X2 220
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 7 3700C AMD Ryzen 7 3700C
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 AMD Athlon II X2 220
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
250 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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