AMD FX-4170 vs Intel Pentium E5700

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4170 and Intel Pentium E5700 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4170

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 43% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1464 vs 1196
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3034 vs 1081
  • Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 529 vs 343
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1474 vs 583
Specifications (specs)
Launch date February 2012 vs August 2010
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1464 vs 1196
PassMark - CPU mark 3034 vs 1081
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 529 vs 343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1474 vs 583

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5700

  • Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 61.10°C
  • Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C vs 61.10°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4170
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1464
1196
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3034
1081
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
529
343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1474
583
Name AMD FX-4170 Intel Pentium E5700
PassMark - Single thread mark 1464 1196
PassMark - CPU mark 3034 1081
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 529 343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1474 583
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 E5700

Essentials

Architecture codename Zambezi Wolfdale
Family AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date February 2012 August 2010
OPN PIB FD4170FRGUSBOX
OPN Tray FD4170FRW4KGU
Place in performance rating 2581 2585
Price now $99.99 $14.99
Series AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100) 14.30 34.17
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $110
Processor Number E5700
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 4.2 GHz 3.00 GHz
Die size 315 mm 82 mm2
L1 cache 192 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 61.10°C 74.1°C
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz 3 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 228 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.3625V

Memory

Supported memory types Not Listed DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3+ LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 65 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
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)