Intel Atom C3950 vs AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
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| Intel Atom C3950 | AMD Athlon Gold 7220C | |
CPU comparisonIntel Atom C3950 or AMD Athlon Gold 7220C - 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 Intel Atom C3950 has 16 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3950 was released in Q3/2017. The AMD Athlon Gold 7220C has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Gold 7220C was released in Q3/2022. |
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| Intel Atom (108) | Family | AMD Athlon (29) |
| Intel Atom C3000 (20) | CPU group | AMD Ryzen 7020U (4) |
| 5 | Generation | 6 |
| Denverton | Architecture | Mendocino (Zen 2) |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Atom C3950 has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom C3950 is 1.70 GHz (2.20 GHz) while the AMD Athlon Gold 7220C has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Gold 7220C is at 2.40 GHz (3.70 GHz). |
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| Intel Atom C3950 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Gold 7220C |
| 16 | Cores | 2 |
| 16 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.70 GHz | Frequency | 2.40 GHz |
| 2.20 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
| 2.20 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.00 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Atom C3950 or AMD Athlon Gold 7220C has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | AMD Radeon 610M |
| GPU frequency | 0.40 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 1.90 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 9 |
| Technology | 6 nm | |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| -- | Compute units | 2 |
| -- | Shader | 128 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | Yes |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 12 |
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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| no iGPU | GPU | AMD Radeon 610M |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | Decode |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Atom C3950 can use up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The AMD Athlon Gold 7220C supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 44.0 GB/s. |
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| Intel Atom C3950 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Gold 7220C |
| DDR4-2400 | Memory | LPDDR5-5500 |
| 256 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 44.0 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| 16.00 MB | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | 4 |
| 15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 3.9 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom C3950 is 24 W, while the AMD Athlon Gold 7220C has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Atom C3950 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Gold 7220C |
| 24 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Atom C3950 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 16.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon Gold 7220C is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Atom C3950 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Gold 7220C |
| 14 nm | Technology | 6 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| BGA 1310 | Socket | FT6 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Q3/2017 | Release date | Q3/2022 |
| 389 $ | Release price | -- |
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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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Intel Atom C3950
16C 16T @ 2.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
2C 4T @ 3.70 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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Intel Atom C3950
16C 16T @ 2.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
2C 4T @ 3.00 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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Intel Atom C3950
@ 0.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz |
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| Intel Atom C3950 | AMD Athlon Gold 7220C |
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