AMD FX-4170 vs Intel Pentium D 960

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4170 and Intel Pentium D 960 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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

Intel Pentium D 960

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4170

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
6.9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1469 vs 782
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3047 vs 807

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2012 vs May 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469 vs 782
PassMark - CPU mark	3047 vs 807

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 960

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4170
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1469

782

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3047

807

Name	AMD FX-4170	Intel Pentium D 960
PassMark - Single thread mark	1469	782
PassMark - CPU mark	3047	807
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	Intel Pentium D 960
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	Presler
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	February 2012	May 2006
OPN PIB	FD4170FRGUSBOX
OPN Tray	FD4170FRW4KGU
Place in performance rating	2581	2591
Price now	$99.99
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	14.30
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		960
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.2 GHz	3.60 GHz
Die size	315 mm	162 mm2
L1 cache	192 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	61.10°C	C1=68.6°C, D0=63.4°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	3.6 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	376 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Memory
Supported memory types	Not Listed	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM3+	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)