AMD Ryzen 7 2700U vs 7th Gen A6-9220 APU: comparison

Comparison of AMD Ryzen 7 2700U and 7th Gen A6-9220 APU: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

AMD Ryzen 7 2700U has more cores (4 vs 2), a higher maximum clock (3.8 GHz vs 2.9 GHz), a finer process node (14 nm vs 28 nm) and a higher maximum integrated graphics clock (1.3 GHz vs 655 MHz).

At the same time, 7th Gen A6-9220 APU has a higher base clock (2.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz).

Both processors match on: TDP (15 W), PCIe version (3).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

ParameterAMD Ryzen 7 2700U7th Gen A6-9220 APU
Cores / threads 4 / 8 2
Max boost clock 3.8 GHz 2.9 GHz
L3 cache 4 MB —
TDP 15 W 15 W
Process 14 nm 28 nm
Integrated graphics Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter AMD Ryzen 7 2700U 7th Gen A6-9220 APU
General
Codename Raven Ridge Stoney Ridge
Segment Mobile Mobile
Product line AMD Ryzen 7 Mobile Processors with Radeon RX Vega Graphics AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops
Product family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD A-Series Processors
Process 14 nm 28 nm
Launch date 10/26/2017 Q2 2017
Unlocked for overclocking No No
Operating system support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
CPU
Cores 4 2
Threads 8 —
Base clock 2.2 GHz 2.5 GHz
Max boost clock 3.8 GHz 2.9 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB —
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB —
TDP 15 W 15 W
Configurable TDP 12–25 W 10–15 W
Memory
Memory types DDR4 DDR4
Memory channels 2 —
Max memory speed 2.4 GHz 2.133 GHz
Graphics
Integrated graphics Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Has integrated graphics Yes Yes
Graphics max frequency 1.3 GHz 655 MHz
Graphics units 10 3
I/O and interfaces
PCI Express revision 3 3
Package and thermal
Sockets supported FP5 —
TJUNCTION 95 °C 90 °C
Security and virtualization
Supported technologies AMD SenseMI Technology, AMD "Zen" Core Architecture, AMD FreeSync Technology, DirectX 12 Technology, VCN —
Identifiers
Product ID (OEM) YM2700C4T4MFB AM9220AYN23AC

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