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
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD FX-4170 | AMD Phenom II X3 720 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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Supported memory types | Not Listed | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3+ | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt | 95 Watt |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | n / a | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |