AMD Athlon II 170u vs Intel Pentium B940. Specifications, performance, tests

Comprehensive background on the processors being compared, detailing their series, generation, and targeted market segment.

• Family
  AMD Athlon II Intel Pentium
• CPU group
  AMD Athlon II 100u Intel Pentium 900
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Generation
  1 2

Essential parameters including the number of cores, threads, base and turbo frequencies, and cache size. These metrics provide insight into the processor’s speed—higher values generally indicate better performance.

• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  2.00 GHz 2.00 GHz

The integrated graphics (iGPU) do not influence the CPU performance significantly; they serve as a substitute for a dedicated graphics card in the absence of one or are utilized in mobile devices.

• GPU name
  no iGPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
• GPU frequency
  0.65 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.10 GHz
• Execution units
  6
• Shader
  48
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  6
• Technology
  32 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2011

This section details the built-in codecs used for encoding and decoding media content, which significantly enhance processing speed and efficiency.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No No

Overview of the types and quantities of RAM supported by Intel Pentium B940 and AMD Athlon II 170u. The supported memory frequencies may vary depending on the motherboard configuration.

• Memory type
  DDR2DDR3 DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
• Max. Memory
  16 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2
• ECC
  No No

Analyze the TDP (Thermal Design Power) requirements of AMD Athlon II 170u and Intel Pentium B940 to make an informed decision on the appropriate cooling system. Remember that TDP refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  20 W 35 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 85 °C

Information on architecture, interfaces, and additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon II 170u and Intel Pentium B940, including virtual machine technologies and fabrication processes.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L2-Cache
  1.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Sargas Sandy Bridge U
• Technology
  45 nm 32 nm
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Socket
  AM3 PGA 988
• Release date
  Q3/2010 Q2/2011