AMD Athlon II X4 641 vs AMD FX-4170

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 641 and AMD FX-4170 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon II X4 641

AMD FX-4170

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 641

Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 70.10°C vs 61.10°C
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum core temperature	70.10°C vs 61.10°C
L1 cache	512 KB vs 192 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4170

Around 54% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1469 vs 1189
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3047 vs 2313
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 529 vs 369
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1474 vs 1247

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469 vs 1189
PassMark - CPU mark	3047 vs 2313
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	529 vs 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1474 vs 1247

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 641
CPU 2: AMD FX-4170

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1189

1469

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2313

3047

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

369

529

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1247

1474

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 641	AMD FX-4170
PassMark - Single thread mark	1189	1469
PassMark - CPU mark	2313	3047
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	369	529
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1247	1474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.845
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		11.612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.247

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 641	AMD FX-4170
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Zambezi
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	February 2012	February 2012
OPN PIB	AD641XWNGXBOX	FD4170FRGUSBOX
OPN Tray	AD641XWNZ43GX	FD4170FRW4KGU
Place in performance rating	2477	2585
Price now	$91.50	$99.99
Series	AMD Athlon II X4	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	10.77	14.30
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	4.2 GHz
Die size	228 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	512 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.10°C	61.10°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1178 million	1200 million
Unlocked
L3 cache		8 MB
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.1875 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	Not Listed
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1 uPGA	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	125 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions