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AMD Athlon 64 3000+ vs Athlon II 170u

The AMD Athlon II 170u is newer than AMD Athlon 64 3000+ is around 17% faster in single-thread 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 404 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 64 3000+×AMD Athlon II 170u+ ADD
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Socket TypeSocket 754AM2+,AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.0 GHz2.0 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores1 (Threads: 1)1 (Threads: 1)
CacheL1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB, L1: 128KB, L2: 1.0MB,
TDP89W20W
Yearly Running Cost$16.24$3.65
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2008Q4 2010
# of Samples33074
CPU Rank53255302
CPU Value17.114.8
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)6233(-14.7%)7313(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)342(-3.7%)355(0.0%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.
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 9th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
342
AMD Athlon II 170u
355
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 9th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
17.1
AMD Athlon II 170u
14.8
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
623
AMD Athlon II 170u
731
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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 64 3000+ AMD Athlon II 170u
Max TDP89W20W
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.