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AMD FX-4170 vs AMD A6-6420K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2012
AMD FX-4170
AMD FX-4170
Released
Q1/2014
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AMD A6-6420K
AMD A6-6420K

What's the best choice AMD FX-4170 or AMD A6-6420K? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD FX-4170 has a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q1/2012.

AMD A6-6420K has a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2014.

Differences

AMD FX-4170 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-4170
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1262 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 5% better clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5% better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1118 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1146 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    562 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    470 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    507 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    459 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    863 place
AMD A6-6420K Reasons to consider
AMD A6-6420K
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1399 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.52 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A6-6420K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1150 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    597 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    750 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    620 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    735 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1146 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-4170 AMD FX-4170
AMD A6-6420K AMD A6-6420K
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD FX left arrow AMD A
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    AMD FX-4100/4200 left arrow AMD A6-6000
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
    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes 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
    no iGPU left arrow AMD Radeon HD 8470D
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.80 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    left arrow 3
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 2
  • Generation
    left arrow 5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 11.2
  • Technology
    left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q2/2013
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
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A6-6420K and AMD FX-4170. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-4170 and AMD A6-6420K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    125 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

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

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 1.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Zambezi (Bulldozer) left arrow Richland (Piledriver)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow FM2
  • Release date
    Q1/2012 left arrow Q1/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD FX-4170 and AMD A6-6420K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
2334
AMD FX-4170
2118
AMD A6-6420K
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
7060
AMD FX-4170
3376
AMD A6-6420K
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
1.03
AMD FX-4170
0.85
AMD A6-6420K
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
3.28
AMD FX-4170
1.7
AMD A6-6420K
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
4770
AMD FX-4170
2458
AMD A6-6420K

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