AMD FX-4170 vs AMD FX-4200. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  AMD FX-4100/4200 AMD FX-4100/4200
• Family
  FX-Series AMD FX
• Form Factor
  Desktops -
• Generation
  1 1
• 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 3.3 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 No turbo
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  4.4 GHz No turbo

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

• GPU name
  None no iGPU
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo No turbo

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD FX-4200 and AMD FX-4170. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes Yes
• 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 FX-4200 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 125 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-4170 and AMD FX-4200, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Zambezi (Bulldozer) Zambezi (Bulldozer)
• Codename
  FX Legacy -
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
• L1-Cache
  0.1875 MB -
• L2-Cache
  4 MB -
• L3-Cache
  8 MB 8 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 Q2/2012
• Socket
  AM3+ AM3+
• 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