Intel Pentium 2117U vs AMD A6-3670K

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Intel Pentium 2117U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A6-3670K
Intel Pentium 2117U AMD A6-3670K

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium 2117U and the AMD A6-3670K and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium 2117U 2 core processor released in Q3/2012 with the AMD A6-3670K which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2011.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Pentium 2000 (5) CPU group AMD A6-3000 (5)
4 Generation 1
Ivy Bridge U Architecture Llano (K10)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 2117U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The AMD A6-3670K clocks with 2.70 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium 2117U Characteristic AMD A6-3670K
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.80 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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.

Intel Pentium 2117U Characteristic AMD A6-3670K
-- 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.

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU AMD Radeon HD 6530D
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.44 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation 3
22 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 0
6 Compute units 5
48 Shader 320
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
11.0 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.

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU AMD Radeon HD 6530D
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium 2117U, while the AMD A6-3670K supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium 2117U Characteristic AMD A6-3670K
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium 2117U has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP of the AMD A6-3670K is 100 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium 2117U Characteristic AMD A6-3670K
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 100 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 2117U has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of AMD A6-3670K is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Intel Pentium 2117U Characteristic AMD A6-3670K
22 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
BGA 1023 Socket FM1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q4/2011
-- Release price 60 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 2117U (0%)
AMD A6-3670K (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium 2117U (31%)
AMD A6-3670K (100%)

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.
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (34%)
AMD A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
AMD Radeon HD 6530D @ 0.44 GHz
284 (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.
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
1021 (31%)
AMD A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3288 (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.
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
331 (100%)
AMD A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
612 (100%)
AMD A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
367 (100%)
AMD A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
4C 4T @ 2.70 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.
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
696 (100%)
AMD A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
323 (100%)
AMD A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
562 (100%)
AMD A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
347 (100%)
AMD A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
61 (100%)
AMD A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
115 (100%)
AMD A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium 2117U AMD A6-3670K
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