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: 132.73

Overall Rank:
2648th fastest in multithreading out of 5122 CPUs
2469th fastest in single threading out of 5122 CPUs
783rd fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3046

Single Thread Rating

1477

Samples: 552*
*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	10,414 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,408 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	19 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,516 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	945.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	50,797 KBytes/Sec
Physics	325 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,493 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,477 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 2025.
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 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,701
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,314
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,138
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,862
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,476
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,655
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		3,046

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		166.89
Intel Core i9-13900K		149.37
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.21
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		132.73
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.93
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		1,477

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2567742 - Apr 20 2025		1928
BL2497700 - Mar 21 2025		3408
BL2496530 - Mar 21 2025		3431
BL2476055 - Mar 12 2025		3384
BL2461657 - Mar 06 2025		3750

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		3,046
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		3,685 (+21.0%)
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,619 (-14.0%)
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		3,458 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i3-4130T @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,892 (-5.1%)
AMD A8-6500 APU vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,841 (-6.7%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,344 (-23.1%)
AMD A6-3620 APU vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		1,869 (-38.7%)
AMD A6-3600 APU vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		1,697 (-44.3%)
AMD Athlon II X4 641 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		2,313 (-24.1%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		3,693 (+21.2%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		3,401 (+11.6%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		3,328 (+9.3%)

Is the AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,504
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,325
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,847
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,511
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,284
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,810
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,682
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,527
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,523
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,417
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core		850

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