i3-7167U vs Athlon 64 TF-20

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Athlon 64 2700+ Athlon 64 L110 Athlon 64 TF-20 Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 Athlon 64 X2 TK-57
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Core i3-7020U Core i3-7100U Core i5-7200U Core i5-7300U Core i5-7360U Core i7-7Y75 Core i7-7500U Core i7-7600U Core m3-7Y30 Pentium 4415U Pentium Gold 4415U Pentium Gold 4415Y

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 TF-20
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 25 Watt
0.16
Core i3-7167U
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 28 Watt
2.12
+1225%

Core i3-7167U outperforms Athlon 64 TF-20 by a whopping 1225% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Athlon 64 TF-20 Athlon 64 TF-20
i3-7167U i3-7167U

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-7167U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32801863
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon 64Intel Core i3
Power efficiency0.617.17
Architecture codenameSherman (2009)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date1 May 2009 (15 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$304

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-7167U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads14
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate667 MHz4 GT/s
Multiplierno data28
L1 cache0.1 MB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-7167U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1g1BGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-7167U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus ProtectionIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
eDRAMno data64 MB
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-7167U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-7167U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-7167U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Plus Graphics 650
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-7167U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-7167U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-7167U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-7167U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.16 2.12
Recency 1 May 2009 3 January 2017
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 28 Watt

Athlon 64 TF-20 has 12% lower power consumption.

i3-7167U, on the other hand, has a 1225% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-7167U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 TF-20 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i3-7167U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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