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AMD Athlon II 170u vs Athlon 64 FX-53

The AMD Athlon II 170u is newer than AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 and is around -16% slower in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. Also, AMD Athlon II 170u uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 75 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Athlon II 170u×AMD Athlon 64 FX-53+ ADD
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Socket TypeAM2+,AM3940
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.0 GHz2.4 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores1 (Threads: 1)1 (Threads: 1)
CacheL1: 128KB, L2: 1.0MB, NA2
TDP20W89W
Yearly Running Cost$3.65$16.24
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2010Q1 2009
# of Samples741
CPU Rank53095209
CPU Value14.814.0
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)7313(0.0%)NA
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)355(-15.6%)421(0.0%)
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3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II 170u
355
AMD Athlon 64 FX-53
421
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II 170u
14.8
AMD Athlon 64 FX-53
14.0
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II 170u
731
AMD Athlon 64 FX-53
NA
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Athlon II 170u AMD Athlon 64 FX-53
Max TDP20W89W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.