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:
2371st fastest in multithreading out of 4770 CPUs
2242nd fastest in single threading out of 4770 CPUs
706th fastest in out of 1369 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 26th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of July 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 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,235
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,481
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,150
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,619
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,050
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,894
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,284
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,754
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,172
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		3,034

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		221.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.43
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.82
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.63
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		132.21
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.64
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.41
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 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,629
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,032
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,919
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,695
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
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 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		3,034
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,986 (-1.6%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,965 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		3,423 (+12.8%)
Intel Core i3-4130T @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,885 (-4.9%)
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,686 (-11.5%)
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,609 (-14.0%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,318 (-23.6%)
AMD A8-6500 APU vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,817 (-7.2%)
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		3,665 (+20.8%)
AMD A6-3620 APU vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		1,851 (-39.0%)
AMD A6-3600 APU vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		1,697 (-44.1%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		4,122 (+35.9%)

Is the AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,316
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,272
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,028
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,528
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,385
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,104
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,877
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,787
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,542
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,533
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		1,177

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