AMD Athlon II Neo K125 vs Intel Pentium SU2700

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II Neo K125 and Intel Pentium SU2700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II Neo K125

Intel Pentium SU2700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II Neo K125

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 31% higher clock speed: 1.7 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 616 vs 480
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 315 vs 228

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 May 2010 vs 1 August 2009
Maximum frequency	1.7 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	616 vs 480
PassMark - CPU mark	315 vs 228

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium SU2700

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 12 Watt
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 849 vs 823

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 12 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	849 vs 823
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	802 vs 799

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II Neo K125
CPU 2: Intel Pentium SU2700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

616

480

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

315

228

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

823

849

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

799

802

Name	AMD Athlon II Neo K125	Intel Pentium SU2700
PassMark - Single thread mark	616	480
PassMark - CPU mark	315	228
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	823	849
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	799	802

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II Neo K125	Intel Pentium SU2700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Geneva	Penryn
Launch date	12 May 2010	1 August 2009
Place in performance rating	2683	2754
Series	AMD Athlon II Neo	Intel Pentium
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	2000 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1.7 GHz	1.3 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	1	1
Die size		107 mm
Transistor count		410 Million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1	soldered
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt	10 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3