AMD FX-4170 vs AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4170 and AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 FX-4170

AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4170

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 79% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1469 vs 475
7.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3047 vs 421
Around 37% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1474 vs 1074

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2012 vs October 2007
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469 vs 475
PassMark - CPU mark	3047 vs 421
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1474 vs 1074

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

2.8x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 125 Watt
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1101 vs 529

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1101 vs 529

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4170
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1469

475

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3047

421

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

529

1101

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1474

1074

Name	AMD FX-4170	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469	475
PassMark - CPU mark	3047	421
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	529	1101
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1474	1074
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 FX-4170	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	Windsor
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	February 2012	October 2007
OPN PIB	FD4170FRGUSBOX
OPN Tray	FD4170FRW4KGU
Place in performance rating	2581	2576
Price now	$99.99
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	14.30
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.2 GHz
Die size	315 mm	230 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	61.10°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.1875 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count	1200 million	227 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	Not Listed
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)