AMD FX-4170

The AMD FX-4170 operates with:

CPU Cores 4.

CPU Threads: 4.

Performance-enhancing, system-enhancing technology that works faster and saves battery with:

Turbo: 4.40 GHz base 4.40 GHz all cores.

TDP: 125 W.

The processor is attached to:

CPU socket: AM3+.

This version includes

8.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip

Supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3-1866 RAM and features PCIe Gen lanes.

Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C.

In particular, Zambezi (Bulldozer) Architecture is enhanced with:

Technology: 32 nm

Virtualization AMD-V.

The product was released on Q1/2012.

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CPU generation and family

Name:

AMD FX-4170

Family:

AMD FX

CPU group:

AMD FX-4100/4200

Predecessor:

Segment:

Desktop / Server

Generation:

Successor:

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Frequency:

4.20 GHz

Turbo (1 Core):

4.40 GHz

Turbo (64 Cores)::

Hyperthreading:

Core architecture:

normal

CPU Cores:

CPU Threads:

Overclocking:

Yes

Memory & PCIe

Memory type:

DDR3-1866

PCIe version:

Memory channels:

PCIe version:

PCIe lanes:

Encryption

AES-NI:

Yes

Internal Graphics

Memory type:

DDR3-1866

GPU name:

no iGPU

GPU frequency:

GPU (Turbo):

No turbo

Generation:

DirectX Version:

Execution units:

Shader:

Max memory:

Max. displays:

Technology:

32 nm

Release date:

Technical details

Instruction set (ISA):

x86-64 (64 bit)

Architecture:

Zambezi (Bulldozer)

L2-Cache:

Virtualization:

AMD-V

L3-Cache:

8.00 MB

Release date:

Q1/2012

Socket:

AM3+

Thermal Management

TDP (PL1):

125 W

TDP (PL2):

TDP Up:

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Pentium G3220T 522 (28%)

Intel Core i3-4100M 519 (27%)

Intel Core i3-4000M 518 (27%)

AMD FX-4170 517 (27%)

MediaTek Helio G96 517 (27%)

MediaTek Helio G95 517 (27%)

MediaTek Helio G90T 517 (27%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

AMD A10-6790K 1419 (4%)

Intel Pentium G3460 1418 (4%)

Intel Core i7-4558U 1415 (4%)

AMD FX-4170 1413 (4%)

Intel Celeron J4115 1412 (4%)

AMD A10-7800 1411 (4%)

Samsung Exynos 8895 1407 (4%)

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Pentium G3440T 2361 (34%)

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 2350 (34%)

Intel Core i3-3240T 2348 (34%)

AMD FX-4170 2334 (34%)

AMD FX-4350 2321 (34%)

Intel Pentium G3240T 2315 (33%)

Intel Celeron G1820 2311 (33%)

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i3-8130U 7070 (7%)

Intel Core i5-7200U 7069 (7%)

Intel Atom C2750 7067 (7%)

AMD FX-4170 7060 (7%)

Intel Core i7-4610M 7060 (7%)

Intel Core i5-4460T 7049 (7%)

Intel Core i7-6567U 7045 (7%)

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

AMD A10-7870K 1.04 (40%)

AMD A8-7670K 1.04 (40%)

Intel Celeron G1620 1.04 (40%)

AMD FX-4170 1.03 (39%)

AMD Athlon II X4 860K 1.03 (39%)

AMD Phenom II X6 1065T 1.03 (39%)

AMD Phenom II X4 965 1.03 (39%)

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i7-6650U 3.3 (6%)

Intel Pentium G4500 3.3 (6%)

AMD A8-6500 3.29 (6%)

AMD FX-4170 3.28 (6%)

Intel Celeron J4105 3.28 (6%)

Intel Core i3-4150T 3.27 (6%)

AMD A10-7850K 3.25 (6%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

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Intel Core i5-4300M 4786 (5%)

AMD A8-6600K 4782 (5%)

Intel Pentium Gold G5500T 4781 (5%)

AMD FX-4170 4770 (5%)

Intel Core i3-6100T 4767 (5%)

Intel Core i7-5557U 4760 (5%)

Intel Core i7-4558U 4749 (5%)