AMD Athlon II 170u vs AMD EPYC 9845

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AMD Athlon II 170u CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9845
AMD Athlon II 170u AMD EPYC 9845

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II 170u and the AMD EPYC 9845 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Athlon II 170u 1 core processor released in Q3/2010 with the AMD EPYC 9845 which has 160 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2024.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family AMD EPYC (129)
AMD Athlon II 100u (1) CPU group AMD EPYC 9005 (21)
1 Generation 5
Sargas Architecture Turin (Zen 5 / Zen 5c)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
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-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II 170u is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 1 threads at the same time. The AMD EPYC 9845 clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 160 CPU cores and can calculate 320 threads in parallel.

AMD Athlon II 170u Characteristic AMD EPYC 9845
1 Cores 160
1 Threads 320
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Athlon II 170u Characteristic AMD EPYC 9845
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II 170u, while the AMD EPYC 9845 supports a maximum of 6144 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 480.0 GB/s enabled.

AMD Athlon II 170u Characteristic AMD EPYC 9845
DDR3, DDR2 Memory DDR5-6000
Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 12
-- Max. Bandwidth 480.0 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 320.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 128
-- PCIe Bandwidth 504.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Athlon II 170u has a TDP of 20 W. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 9845 is 400 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Athlon II 170u Characteristic AMD EPYC 9845
20 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 400 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II 170u has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 9845 is at 320.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 4 nm.

AMD Athlon II 170u Characteristic AMD EPYC 9845
45 nm Technology 4 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
AM3 Socket SP5
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
Q3/2010 Release date Q4/2024
-- Release price --
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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.
AMD Athlon II 170u AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
268 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9845 AMD EPYC 9845
160C 320T @ 2.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

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.
AMD Athlon II 170u AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
268 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9845 AMD EPYC 9845
160C 320T @ 2.00 GHzNot verified
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.
AMD Athlon II 170u AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
340 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9845 AMD EPYC 9845
160C 320T @ 2.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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