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Intel Core i3-4170 vs AMD FX-4350. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2015
Intel Core i3-4170
Intel Core i3-4170
Released
Q2/2013
Overall score
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AMD FX-4350
AMD FX-4350

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-4170 or AMD FX-4350? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i3-4170 has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 54 W. Released in Q1/2015.

AMD FX-4350 has a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1204 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    54 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-4170 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    722 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1019 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1020 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    19 place
AMD FX-4350 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-4350
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1205 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 12% better clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-4350 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1062 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1061 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    563 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    483 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    351 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    548 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    817 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-4170 Intel Core i3-4170
AMD FX-4350 AMD FX-4350
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow AMD FX
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000 left arrow AMD FX-4300
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.70 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 4.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

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
    Intel HD Graphics 4400 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    20 left arrow
  • Shader
    160 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    11.1 left arrow
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD FX-4350 and Intel Core i3-4170. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR3-1866
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-4170 and AMD FX-4350 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    54 W left arrow 125 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-4170 and Intel Core i3-4170, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell S left arrow Vishera (Bulldozer)
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow AM3+
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q2/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i3-4170 and AMD FX-4350.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
830
Intel Core i3-4170
574
AMD FX-4350
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
1746
Intel Core i3-4170
1598
AMD FX-4350

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