Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 vs AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and the AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 6 core processor released in Q2/2022 with the AMD Athlon Gold 7220U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2022.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family AMD Athlon (29)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7/8 Gen 1 (3) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7020U (4)
1 Generation 6
Cortex-X2 / -A710 / -A510 Architecture Mendocino (Zen 2)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz. The processor can compute 6 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon Gold 7220U clocks with 2.40 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
6 Cores 2
6 Threads 4
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz
1x Kryo 710 Prime
A-Core 2.40 GHz (3.70 GHz)
2x Zen 2
2.36 GHz
3x Kryo 710 Gold
B-Core --
1.80 GHz
3x Kryo 510 Silver
C-Core --

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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 644 GPU AMD Radeon 610M
0.44 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.44 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.90 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
4 nm Technology 6 nm
1 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
12.0 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 644 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 Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, while the AMD Athlon Gold 7220U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 44.0 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
LPDDR5-6400 Memory LPDDR5-5500
16 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 44.0 GB/s
No ECC No
3.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 4
-- PCIe Bandwidth 3.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 has a TDP of 8 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon Gold 7220U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
8 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 8 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 4 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon Gold 7220U is at 5.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 6 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
4 nm Technology 6 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv9-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
-- Socket FT6
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Android, Windows 10 (ARM) Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2022 Release date Q3/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (84%)
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (100%)
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U (73%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
6C 6T @ 2.40 GHz
788 (84%)
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
934 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
6C 6T @ 2.40 GHz
2932 (100%)
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2154 (73%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
6C 6T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1180 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
6C 6T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2629 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
Qualcomm Adreno 644 @ 0.44 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz
383 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
6C 6T @ 2.40 GHz
536422 (100%)
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 2.40 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
6C 6T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
5012 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
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