AMD FX-4170 vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4170 and AMD Athlon II X2 270u 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 II X2 270u

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4170

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 115% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 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
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1469 vs 791
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3047 vs 675

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2012 vs September 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469 vs 791
PassMark - CPU mark	3047 vs 675

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270u

5x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4170
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 270u

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1469

791

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3047

675

Name	AMD FX-4170	AMD Athlon II X2 270u
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469	791
PassMark - CPU mark	3047	675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	529
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	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 FX-4170	AMD Athlon II X2 270u
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	Regor
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	February 2012	September 2010
OPN PIB	FD4170FRGUSBOX
OPN Tray	FD4170FRW4KGU
Place in performance rating	2581	2584
Price now	$99.99	$67.67
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	14.30	5.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$68
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.2 GHz
Die size	315 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	61.10°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.1875 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count	1200 million	410 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	Not Listed	DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	25 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™)