AMD FX-4170 - CPU Specs

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Specifications

Technical data

Legacy catalog specifications; the original verification date is not recorded.

CPU generation and family

CPU group
AMD FX-4100/4200
Family
AMD FX
Generation
1
Name
AMD FX-4170
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
4.2 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
4
CPU Threads
4
Hyperthreading / SMT
No
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
4.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
—
Execution units
—
Generation
—
GPU Frequency
—
GPU name
no iGPU
GPU Turbo
No turbo
Max. displays
—
Max. GPU Memory
—
Release date
—
Shader
—
Technology
—

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
No
VC-1
No
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
Yes
Max. Memory
—
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR3-1866
PCIe lanes
—
PCIe version
—

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
125 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Zambezi (Bulldozer)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
8.00 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q1/2012
Socket
AM3+
Technology
32 nm
Virtualization
AMD-V

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-4170 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

939 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

917 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

562 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

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

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

519 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

689 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD FX-4170 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

517

AMD FX-4170

532

MediaTek Helio G96

522

Intel Pentium G3220T

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1413

AMD FX-4170

1419

AMD A10-6790K

1418

Intel Pentium G3460

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

2334

AMD FX-4170

2361

Intel Pentium G3440T

2350

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

7060

AMD FX-4170

7070

Intel Core i3-8130U

7069

Intel Core i5-7200U

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

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.03

AMD FX-4170

1.04

AMD A10-7870K

1.04

AMD A8-7670K

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

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

3.28

AMD FX-4170

3.3

Intel Core i7-6650U

3.3

Intel Pentium G4500

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

4770

AMD FX-4170

4786

Intel Core i5-4300M

4782

AMD A8-6600K

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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