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).

AMD FX-4170

Intel Pentium G6950

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: 1464 vs 1109
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3034 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	1464 vs 1109
PassMark - CPU mark	3034 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

1464

1109

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3034

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	1464	1109
PassMark - CPU mark	3034	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	2496	2487
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)