The Athlon Gold 7220U is a much slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-8500. We cannot compare value as at least one CPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Athlon Gold 7220U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy – 15 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of the Core i5-8500
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 6 vs 4 threads
Athlon Gold 7220U vs Core i5-8500 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Athlon Gold 7220U
Sep 20th, 2022
Average FPS
178
96%
Min 1% FPS
119
97%
Price, $
Out of Stock
Value, $/FPS
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Core i5-8500
Feb 14th, 2018
Average FPS
186
100%
Min 1% FPS
123
100%
Price, $
$139
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.74/FPS
100%
Athlon Gold 7220U vs Core i5-8500 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Athlon Gold 7220U vs Core i5-8500 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Athlon Gold 7220U vs Core i5-8500 in core CPU performance specifications
Athlon Gold 7220U
Sep 20th, 2022
Cores
2-core
33%
L3 Cache
4 MB
44%
Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
80%
Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
90%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
MHz
Core i5-8500
Feb 14th, 2018
Cores
6-core
100%
L3 Cache
9 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2666 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Athlon Gold 7220U | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Sep 20th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $192.00 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket FP6 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Not Available | Codename | Coffee Lake |
15 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 4.1 GHz |
| 4 MB | L3 Cache | 9 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR5 | RAM | DDR4 @ 2666 MHz |
| Radeon 610M | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
