Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y vs AMD Athlon Gold 7220C

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Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y AMD Athlon Gold 7220C

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y and the AMD Athlon Gold 7220C and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y 16 core processor released in Q1/2023 with the AMD Athlon Gold 7220C which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2022.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD Athlon (29)
Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 (25) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7020U (4)
4 Generation 6
Sapphire Rapids Architecture Mendocino (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.10 GHz). The processor can compute 32 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon Gold 7220C clocks with 2.40 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
16 Cores 2
32 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

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.

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 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.

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 & PCIe

Up to 4096 GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y, while the AMD Athlon Gold 7220C supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 44.0 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR5-5500
4096 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
307.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 44.0 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
37.50 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
80 PCIe lanes 4
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 3.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y has a TDP of 185 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon Gold 7220C is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
185 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y has 37.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon Gold 7220C is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 6 nm.

Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
10 nm Technology 6 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 4677 Socket FT6
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q3/2022
1517 $ 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.
Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
16C 32T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Gold 7220C AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
879 (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.
Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Gold 7220C AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2011 (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.
Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Gold 7220C AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz
383 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y AMD Athlon Gold 7220C
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