AMD FX-4170 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W)

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4170 and AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W) 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4170

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
• 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
• Around 33% 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

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W)

• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
• 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 3.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2028 vs 529
• 5.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7615 vs 1474
• Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 5.563 vs 4.845
• Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 15.951 vs 11.612
• Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.293 vs 0.247

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4170
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W)

Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	529 2028
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1474 7615
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	4.845 5.563
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	11.612 15.951
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.247 0.293

Compare specifications (specs)