AMD Athlon II 170u vs Intel Atom N2100
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| AMD Athlon II 170u | Intel Atom N2100 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II 170u and the Intel Atom N2100 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 Intel Atom N2100 which has 1 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2011. |
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| AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Atom (108) |
| AMD Athlon II 100u (1) | CPU group | Intel Atom N2000 (3) |
| 1 | Generation | 3 |
| Sargas | Architecture | Cedarview |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 Intel Atom N2100 clocks with 1.60 GHz, has 1 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. |
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| AMD Athlon II 170u | Characteristic | Intel Atom N2100 |
| 1 | Cores | 1 |
| 1 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.00 GHz | Frequency | 1.60 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsGraphics (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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | PowerVR SGX545 |
| GPU frequency | 0.64 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| -- | GPU Generation | -- |
| Technology | 32 | |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| -- | Compute units | 4 |
| -- | Shader | 32 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| -- | DirectX Version | 10.1 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | PowerVR SGX545 |
| 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 & PCIeUp to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II 170u, while the Intel Atom N2100 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 8.5 GB/s enabled. |
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| AMD Athlon II 170u | Characteristic | Intel Atom N2100 |
| DDR3, DDR2 | Memory | DDR3-800 |
| Max. Memory | 4 GB | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 8.5 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 1.00 MB | L2 Cache | 0.50 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD Athlon II 170u has a TDP of 20 W. The TDP of the Intel Atom N2100 is 3.5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| AMD Athlon II 170u | Characteristic | Intel Atom N2100 |
| 20 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 3.5 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II 170u has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Atom N2100 is at 0.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm. |
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| AMD Athlon II 170u | Characteristic | Intel Atom N2100 |
| 45 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | SSE3 |
| AM3 | Socket | BGA 559 |
| AMD-V | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q3/2010 | Release date | Q4/2011 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Atom N2100
1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Atom N2100
1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Atom N2100
1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
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| AMD Athlon II 170u | Intel Atom N2100 |
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