Intel Core i7-8670 vs AMD Athlon II X4 641

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,992

Rank #254

vs
4,459

Rank #1,325

5,992
4,459

Core i7-8670 wins by 25.6% (Rank #254 vs #1325)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,542

Rank #109

vs
4,477

Rank #1,310

6,542
4,477

Core i7-8670 wins by 31.6% (Rank #109 vs #1310)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,168

Rank #529

vs
4,431

Rank #1,379

5,168
4,431

Core i7-8670 wins by 14.3% (Rank #529 vs #1379)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-8670 Athlon II X4 641 Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
12
2
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
2,800 MHz
+9.7%
Clock Multiplier
31x
28x
+9.7%
L1 Cache
384 KB
125 KB
+67.5%
L2 Cache
2 MiB
1 MiB
+36.4%
L3 Cache
12 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
64 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
40 GB/s
21 GB/s
+47.2%
PCIe Lanes
16
12
+25%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
55 W
15.4% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-8670 Athlon II X4 641
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i7-8000 --
Model Number i7-8670 G2010
Microarchitecture Coffee Lake --
Core Name Coffee Lake S Llano
Socket LGA-1151 FCLGA1155
Package FCLGA-1151 µPGA
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3 1333
ECC Support No Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i7-8670
Intel
Athlon II X4 641
AMD

Family

Core i7-8670
Core
Athlon II X4 641
--

Series

Core i7-8670
i7-8000
Athlon II X4 641
--

Model Number

Core i7-8670
i7-8670
Athlon II X4 641
G2010

Microarchitecture

Core i7-8670
Coffee Lake
Athlon II X4 641
--

Core Name

Core i7-8670
Coffee Lake S
Athlon II X4 641
Llano

Socket

Core i7-8670
LGA-1151
Athlon II X4 641
FCLGA1155

Package

Core i7-8670
FCLGA-1151
Athlon II X4 641
µPGA

Memory Type

Core i7-8670
DDR4-2666
Athlon II X4 641
DDR3 1333

ECC Support

Core i7-8670
No
Athlon II X4 641
Yes

PCIe Revision

Core i7-8670
3.0
Athlon II X4 641
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-8670
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Athlon II X4 641
up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

Market Segment

Core i7-8670
Desktop
Athlon II X4 641
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-8670
Yes
Athlon II X4 641
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-8670 Athlon II X4 641
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Die Area 149 mm² 228 mm²
Transistor Count -- 1,178
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-8670
14 nm
Athlon II X4 641
22 nm

Die Area

Core i7-8670
149 mm²
Athlon II X4 641
228 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-8670
--
Athlon II X4 641
1,178

Manufacturer

Core i7-8670
Intel
Athlon II X4 641
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Core i7-8670
CMOS
Athlon II X4 641
--

Word Size

Core i7-8670
64-bit
Athlon II X4 641
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-8670
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon II X4 641
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-8670 Athlon II X4 641
GPU UHD Graphics 630 HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1200 MHz 1050 MHz
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-8670
UHD Graphics 630
Athlon II X4 641
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core i7-8670
Intel
Athlon II X4 641
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-8670
1200 MHz
Athlon II X4 641
1050 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-8670
24
Athlon II X4 641
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-8670 Athlon II X4 641
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64