AMD Athlon II 170u | Intel Core i9-7900X | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II 170u and the Intel Core i9-7900X 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 i9-7900X which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2017. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Core i9 (78) |
AMD Athlon II 100u (1) | CPU group | Intel Core i 7000X (9) |
1 | Generation | 7 |
Sargas | Architecture | Skylake X |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | Intel Core i9-9900X |
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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 Core i9-7900X clocks with 3.30 GHz (4.30 GHz), has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. |
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AMD Athlon II 170u | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-7900X |
1 | Cores | 10 |
1 | Threads | 20 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
2.00 GHz | Frequency | 3.30 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.30 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 4.00 GHz |
Memory & PCIeUp to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II 170u, while the Intel Core i9-7900X supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 85.4 GB/s enabled. |
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AMD Athlon II 170u | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-7900X |
DDR3, DDR2 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
Max. Memory | 128 GB | |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 85.4 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
1.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 14.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 44 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 43.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD Athlon II 170u has a TDP of 20 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i9-7900X is 140 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 Core i9-7900X |
20 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 140 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 Core i9-7900X is at 14.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. |
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AMD Athlon II 170u | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-7900X |
45 nm | Technology | 14 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, AVX-512 |
AM3 | Socket | LGA 2066 |
AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q3/2010 | Release date | Q2/2017 |
-- | Release price | 989 $ |
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AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon II 170u
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II 170u | Intel Core i9-7900X |
Unknown | Unknown |