AMD Athlon II 170u vs Samsung Exynos 7872

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AMD Athlon II 170u CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 7872
AMD Athlon II 170u Samsung Exynos 7872

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II 170u and the Samsung Exynos 7872 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 Samsung Exynos 7872 which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2018.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Samsung Exynos (46)
AMD Athlon II 100u (1) CPU group Samsung Exynos 7872/7884/7885/7904 (4)
1 Generation 2
Sargas Architecture Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- 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 Samsung Exynos 7872 clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel.

AMD Athlon II 170u Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
1 Cores 6
1 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz A-Core 2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A73
-- B-Core 1.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 Samsung Exynos 7872
-- 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 ARM Mali-G71 MP1
GPU frequency 0.95 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
-- GPU Generation Bifrost 1
Technology 16 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 1
-- Shader 16
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11

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 ARM Mali-G71 MP1
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II 170u, while the Samsung Exynos 7872 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

AMD Athlon II 170u Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
DDR3, DDR2 Memory LPDDR3-933
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
-- Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD Athlon II 170u has a TDP of 20 W. The TDP of the Samsung Exynos 7872 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Athlon II 170u Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
20 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II 170u has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Samsung Exynos 7872 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD Athlon II 170u Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7872
45 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions --
AM3 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2010 Release date Q1/2018
-- 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%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
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%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Athlon II 170u AMD Athlon II 170u
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
ARM Mali-G71 MP1 @ 0.95 GHz
32 (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 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7872 Samsung Exynos 7872
6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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