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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.

Is the AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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 Math10,414 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,408 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers19 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,516 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption945.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression50,797 KBytes/Sec
Physics325 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,493 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,477 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


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