Intel Core i3-4170T vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4170T and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Core i3-4170T

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4170T

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 66.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2066 vs 1826
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12285 vs 3215
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 900 vs 715
3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4987 vs 1523

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 66.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2066 vs 1826
PassMark - CPU mark	12285 vs 3215
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	900 vs 715
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4987 vs 1523

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4170T
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1826

2066

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3215

12285

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

715

900

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1523

4987

Name	Intel Core i3-4170T	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1826	2066
PassMark - CPU mark	3215	12285
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	715	900
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1523	4987
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		19.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		42.999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.822
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.504

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-4170T	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen
Launch date	Q1'15	11 April 2017
Place in performance rating	1809	1823
Processor Number	i3-4170T
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$210
OPN PIB		YD1600BBAEBOX
OPN Tray		YD1600BBM6IAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$129.99
Value for money (0-100)		27.80
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C	95°C
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	4	12
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		576 KB
L2 cache		3 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum frequency		3.6 GHz
Transistor count		4800 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x41E
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A	Wraith Spire (No LED)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	3.0 x16
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)