AMD FX-4170 vs AMD A10-5800K. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  AMD FX-4100/4200 AMD A10-5000
• Family
  FX-Series AMD A
• Form Factor
  Desktops -
• Generation
  1 2
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Series
  FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors -

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  4.2 GHz 3.8 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  4 4
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Max. Boost Clock
  4.3 GHz -
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  - 11
• Execution units
  - 6
• Generation
  - 4
• GPU Frequency
  - 800 MHz
• GPU name
  None AMD Radeon HD 7660D
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo No turbo
• Max. displays
  - 2
• Max. GPU Memory
  - 2 GB
• Release date
  - Q3/2012
• Shader
  - 384
• Technology
  - 32 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A10-5800K and AMD FX-4170. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  Not Listed DDR3-1866

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-4170 and AMD A10-5800K Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Default TDP
  125 W -
• Maximum Operating Temperature
  61.1 °C -
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  125 W 100 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-4170 and AMD A10-5800K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Zambezi (Bulldozer) Trinity (Piledriver)
• Codename
  FX Legacy -
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
• L1-Cache
  0.1875 MB -
• L2-Cache
  4 MB -
• L3-Cache
  8 MB 4 MB
• Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
  FD4170FRGUSBOX -
• Manufacturer product ID (tray)
  FD4170FRW4KGU -
• Official source
  https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html -
• Release date
  Q1/2012 Q3/2012
• Socket
  AM3+ FM2
• Technology
  32nm 32 nm
• Verification scope
  Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. -
• Verified on
  2026-10-01 -
• Virtualization
  AMD-V AMD-V