AMD Athlon Gold 7220U VS Apple M2 — differences in specs

Comparing AMD Athlon Gold 7220U vs Apple M2

Comparison of video cards AMD Athlon Gold 7220U vs Apple M2 in benchmarks and specifications.

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Differences

Top features of AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

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Top features of Apple M2

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Higher clock speed

3.50 GHz 2.40 GHz

Around 31% better clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD Athlon Gold 7220U Apple M2

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and Apple M2 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U Apple M2
Family	AMD Athlon Apple M series
CPU group	AMD Ryzen 7020U Apple M2
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Generation	6 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Athlon Gold 7220U vs Apple M2 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Core architecture	normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Overclocking	No No
Frequency	2.40 GHz 3.50 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and Apple M2 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon 610M Graphics Apple M2 (8 Core)
GPU frequency	0.40 GHz 3.50 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	1.90 GHz No turbo
Execution units	2 128
Shader	128 0
Max. GPU Memory	8 GB 16 GB
Max. displays	3 3
Generation	9 2
Technology	6 nm 5 nm
Release date	Q3/2022 Q1/2022

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and Apple M2. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h264	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP8	Decode / Encode Decode
VP9	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
AV1	Decode Decode
AVC	Decode / Encode Decode
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and Apple M2 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	LPDDR5-5500 LPDDR5-5500
Max. Memory	16 GB 16 GB
Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel) 2
ECC	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Athlon Gold 7220U or Apple M2? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	15 W 15 W
TDP up	-- 20 W
TDP down	8 W 10 W
Tjunction max.	100 \xc2\xb0C --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Athlon Gold 7220U and Apple M2 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Technology	6 nm 5 nm
Socket	FT6 N/A
L2-Cache	1.00 MB 16.00 MB
L3-Cache	4.00 MB --
Architecture	Mendocino (Zen 2) M2
Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM None
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
Release date	Q3/2022 Q1/2022
Part Number	100-000000771 --