AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 4.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.3 GHz

Cores: 4 (in 2 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 125 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-4170 Quad-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 132.21

Overall Rank:
2468th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
2334th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
737th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $22.95 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3034

Single Thread Rating

1464

Samples: 547*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,090
Thread: 1,430

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core

Integer Math	10,326 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,406 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	18 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,514 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	939.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	50,979 KBytes/Sec
Physics	325 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,487 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,464 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,111
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,595
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,084
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,567
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		3,034

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.32
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		153.98
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.58
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		132.21
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.45
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		1,464

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2029358 - Feb 20 2024		3321
BL1965421 - Dec 08 2023		2439
BL1959752 - Dec 01 2023		2725
BL1922197 - Oct 11 2023		2985
BL1845342 - Jun 23 2023		3326

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		3,034
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		3,676 (+21.1%)
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,618 (-13.7%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,961 (-2.4%)
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		3,437 (+13.3%)
Intel Core i3-4130T @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,886 (-4.9%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,323 (-23.4%)
AMD A8-6500 APU vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,824 (-6.9%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,982 (-1.7%)
AMD A6-3620 APU vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		1,848 (-39.1%)
AMD A6-3600 APU vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		1,697 (-44.1%)
AMD Athlon II X4 641 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,313 (-23.8%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		3,689 (+21.6%)

Is the AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,277
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,197
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,695
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,561
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,929
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		848

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