Intel Pentium Silver N5000 | AMD Athlon Gold 7220U | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium Silver N5000 or AMD Athlon Gold 7220U - 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 Pentium Silver N5000 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Silver N5000 was released in Q4/2017. The AMD Athlon Gold 7220U 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 7220U was released in Q3/2022. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | AMD Athlon (29) |
Intel Pentium J5000/N5000 (4) | CPU group | AMD Ryzen 7020U (4) |
9 | Generation | 6 |
Gemini Lake | Architecture | Mendocino (Zen 2) |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
Intel Pentium Silver N6000 | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium Silver N5000 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Silver N5000 is 1.10 GHz (2.70 GHz) while the AMD Athlon Gold 7220U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Gold 7220U is at 2.40 GHz (3.70 GHz). |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Gold 7220U |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 4 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
1.10 GHz | Frequency | 2.40 GHz |
2.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
2.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.00 GHz |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Pentium Silver N5000 or AMD Athlon Gold 7220U 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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Intel UHD Graphics 605 | GPU | AMD Radeon 610M |
0.20 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.40 GHz |
0.75 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 1.90 GHz |
9.5 | GPU Generation | 9 |
14 nm | Technology | 6 nm |
3 | Max. displays | 3 |
18 | Compute units | 2 |
144 | Shader | 128 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | Yes |
No | Frame Generation | No |
8 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB |
12 | 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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Intel UHD Graphics 605 | GPU | AMD Radeon 610M |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec AV1 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium Silver N5000 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The AMD Athlon Gold 7220U 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 Pentium Silver N5000 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Gold 7220U |
LPDDR4-2400, DDR4-2400 | Memory | LPDDR5-5500 |
8 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 44.0 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
2.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
6 | PCIe lanes | 4 |
3.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 3.9 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium Silver N5000 is 6 W, while the AMD Athlon Gold 7220U 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 Pentium Silver N5000 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Gold 7220U |
6 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
4.8 W | TDP down | 8 W |
105 °C | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium Silver N5000 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon Gold 7220U is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 5.00 MB cache. |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Gold 7220U |
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 1090 | Socket | FT6 |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
Q4/2017 | Release date | Q3/2022 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Intel UHD Graphics 605 @ 0.75 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000 | AMD Athlon Gold 7220U |
ASUS VivoBook 14 N5000 Acer Swift 1 N5000 MEDION Notebook N5000 Lenovo IdeaPad N5000 |
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