AMD FX-4170 vs AMD Athlon II X3 460

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4170 and AMD Athlon II X3 460 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4170

• CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
• 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
• 1 more threads: 4 vs 3
• Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
• 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1469 vs 1395
• Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3047 vs 2008
• Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 529 vs 383
• Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1474 vs 1013
• 3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.845 vs 1.511

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 460

• Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 61.10°C
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4170
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 460

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1469 1395
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3047 2008
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	529 383
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1474 1013
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	4.845 1.511

Compare specifications (specs)