AMD FX-4170 vs Intel Pentium G6950

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4170 and Intel Pentium G6950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 54% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x 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: 1469 vs 1109
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3047 vs 1238
  • Around 27% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 529 vs 415
  • Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1474 vs 757
Specifications (specs)
Launch date February 2012 vs January 2010
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1469 vs 1109
PassMark - CPU mark 3047 vs 1238
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 529 vs 415
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1474 vs 757

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6950

  • Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 61.10°C
  • Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 125 Watt
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C vs 61.10°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 73 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4170
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G6950

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1469
1109
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3047
1238
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
529
415
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1474
757
Name AMD FX-4170 Intel Pentium G6950
PassMark - Single thread mark 1469 1109
PassMark - CPU mark 3047 1238
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 529 415
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1474 757
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 G6950

Essentials

Architecture codename Zambezi Clarkdale
Family AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date February 2012 January 2010
OPN PIB FD4170FRGUSBOX
OPN Tray FD4170FRW4KGU
Place in performance rating 2581 2574
Price now $99.99 $39.99
Series AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100) 14.30 13.69
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $60
Processor Number G6950
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 4.2 GHz 2.80 GHz
Die size 315 mm 81 mm2
L1 cache 192 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 61.10°C 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
P0 Vcore voltage Min: 1.1875 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count 1200 million 382 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
VID voltage range 0.6500V-1.4000V

Memory

Supported memory types Not Listed DDR3 1066
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16.38 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3+ FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 73 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision n / a 2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 533 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics Integrated

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)