AMD Athlon II 170u vs Intel Core i7-12700KF

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AMD Athlon II 170u CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-12700KF
AMD Athlon II 170u Intel Core i7-12700KF

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II 170u and the Intel Core i7-12700KF 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 Core i7-12700KF which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2021.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Athlon II 100u (1) CPU group Intel Core i 12000 (34)
1 Generation 12
Sargas Architecture Alder Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-11700KF
-- Successor Intel Core i7-13700KF

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 Intel Core i7-12700KF clocks with 3.60 GHz (5.00 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

AMD Athlon II 170u Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700KF
1 Cores 12
1 Threads 20
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.00 GHz A-Core 3.60 GHz (5.00 GHz)
8x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 2.70 GHz (3.80 GHz)
4x Gracemont

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Athlon II 170u Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700KF
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 Intel Core i7-12700KF supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.

AMD Athlon II 170u Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700KF
DDR3, DDR2 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache 12.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 25.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Athlon II 170u has a TDP of 20 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-12700KF is 125 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Athlon II 170u Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700KF
20 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) 190 W
-- 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 Intel Core i7-12700KF is at 37.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

AMD Athlon II 170u Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700KF
45 nm Technology 10 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
AM3 Socket LGA 1700
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2010 Release date Q4/2021
-- Release price 384 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II 170u (14%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II 170u (2%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF (100%)

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 (14%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1872 (100%)

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 (2%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
14992 (100%)

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 (1%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
34688 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Athlon II 170u AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
114 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Athlon II 170u AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1175 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. 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
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1939 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. 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
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
22812 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Athlon II 170u AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
2528 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Athlon II 170u AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
14129 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. 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
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
757 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. 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
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
8750 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
AMD Athlon II 170u AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
319 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Athlon II 170u AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
787 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Athlon II 170u AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
7822 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. 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
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
286 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. 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
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
3327 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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