AMD FX-4170 vs AMD Phenom II X3 720

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4170 and AMD Phenom II X3 720 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 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
  • Around 54% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 2.8 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 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1464 vs 1105
  • Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3034 vs 1575
  • Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 529 vs 374
  • Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1474 vs 968
Specifications (specs)
Launch date February 2012 vs January 2010
Number of cores 4 vs 3
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1464 vs 1105
PassMark - CPU mark 3034 vs 1575
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 529 vs 374
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1474 vs 968

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 720

  • 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
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4170
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 720

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1464
1105
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3034
1575
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
529
374
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1474
968
Name AMD FX-4170 AMD Phenom II X3 720
PassMark - Single thread mark 1464 1105
PassMark - CPU mark 3034 1575
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 529 374
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1474 968
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 Phenom II X3 720

Essentials

Architecture codename Zambezi Heka
Family AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date February 2012 January 2010
OPN PIB FD4170FRGUSBOX
OPN Tray FD4170FRW4KGU
Place in performance rating 2581 2587
Price now $99.99 $69.99
Series AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100) 14.30 11.28
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $75

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 4.2 GHz
Die size 315 mm 258 mm
L1 cache 192 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 61.10°C
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 3
Number of threads 4
P0 Vcore voltage Min: 1.1875 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count 1200 million 758 million
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Memory

Supported memory types Not Listed DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3+ AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 95 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™)