AMD Athlon Gold 20 vs AMD Ryzen 3 7320C
AMD Athlon Gold 20
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The AMD Athlon Gold 20 is a processor of the Mendocino series that debuted in late 2025. Designed for entry-level laptops, it features two Zen 2 cores (similar to the Ryzen 4000 series). Its CPU cores clock from 2.4 GHz (base) to 3.7 GHz (single-core Turbo) and can use 4 MB of L3 cache. Thanks to SMT/Hyper-Threading, the CPU can process 4 threads simultaneously.
The Athlon Gold 20 is a renamed AMD Athlon Gold 7220U from 2022 with mostly the same specifications and performance (the latter depending on cooling and TDP settings). The Athlon supports just 4 PCIe 3 lanes meaning AMD does not want laptop makers to mate this APU to dedicated graphics.
Its integrated memory controller only supports LPDDR5 memory (5500 MT/s max.). Compared to faster Mendocino models like the Ryzen 5 7520U, the 7220U offers only two cores and reduced clock speeds, leading to a clearly lower CPU performance. In fact, its performance should be noticeably behind Intel's 8-core N-series CPUs, like the N300 released in early 2023.
Its integrated graphics adapter named (Radeon 610M iGPU) uses the RDNA 2 architecture, with just 2 CUs (128 shaders) running at up to 1.9 GHz.
The Mendocino series is produced with the older 6-nm FinFET process by TSMC. The Athlon Gold 7220U has a 15 W long-term TDP and is therefore well suited for thin-and-light laptops, preferably ones with a fan.
AMD Ryzen 3 7320C
► remove from comparisonThe AMD Ryzen 3 7320C is a mobile processor for Chromebooks of the Mendocino series. It integrates four older Zen 2 cores (similar to the Ryzen 4000 series like the Ryzen 3 4300U). The CPU cores clock from 2.4 GHz (base) to 4.1 GHz (single core Turbo) and can use 4 MB L3 cache. Thanks to SMT/Hyperthreading, the CPU can work on 8 threads simultaneously. The integrated memory controller only supports fast LPDDR5 memory (5500 MHz max.). Compared to the fastest Mendocino model the Ryzen 5 7520C, the 7320C offers lower clocked CPU cores (400 MHz base, and 200 MHz Turbo).
The 7320C is the Chromebook version of the Ryzen 5 7320U with identical specifications.
The integrated graphics card (Radeon 610M iGPU) uses the modern RDNA 2 architecture, but only 2 CUs (128 shaders) and clocks with up to 1.9 GHz.
The CPU performance should be slightly better than a Ryzen 4000U quad-core thanks to the faster memory and high clock speeds. Therefore, the CPU should be faster than the old Ryzen 3 4300U (4x 2.7 - 3.7 GHz, Zen 2, 7nm).
The Mendocino series are produced in a relatively modern 6nm FinFET process at TSMC and should offer a good power efficiency. The R3 7320C is rated at 15 W TDP and therefore well suited for thin and light laptops.
| Model | AMD Athlon Gold 20 | AMD Ryzen 3 7320C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Mendocino (Zen 2) | Mendocino (Zen 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) | AMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series: Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) Mendocino (Zen 2) |
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| Clock | 2400 - 3700 MHz | 2400 - 4100 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | 256 KB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | 4 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 2 x 3.7 GHz AMD Zen 2 | 4 / 8 4 x 4.1 GHz AMD Zen 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TDP | 15 Watt | 15 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 6 nm | 6 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Die Size | 100 mm2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socket | FT6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | LPDDR5-5500 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz) | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | x86 | x86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | www.amd.com | www.amd.com |
Benchmarks
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