i7-11700K vs Athlon MP 1200

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon MP 1200 and Core i7-11700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated444
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlon MPIntel Core i7
Power efficiencyno data11.70
Architecture codenameK7 (2000−2004)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date5 June 2001 (23 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$265no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon MP 1200 and Core i7-11700K 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads116
Base clock speedno data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate266 MT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier9no data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography180 nm14 nm
Die size128 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors38 Millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon MP 1200 and Core i7-11700K 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
Socketno dataFCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)54.7 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon MP 1200 and Core i7-11700K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon MP 1200 and Core i7-11700K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon MP 1200 and Core i7-11700K are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon MP 1200 and Core i7-11700K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory size4 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon MP 1200 and Core i7-11700K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon MP 1200 and Core i7-11700K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon MP 1200 and Core i7-11700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon MP 1200 and Core i7-11700K.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 June 2001 16 March 2021
Physical cores 1 8
Threads 1 16
Chip lithography 180 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 125 Watt

Athlon MP 1200 has 131.5% lower power consumption.

i7-11700K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 19 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon MP 1200 and Core i7-11700K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Athlon MP 1200 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-11700K is a desktop one.


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