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AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 4.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.3 GHz

Cores: 4 (in 2 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 125 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-4170 Quad-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 132.79

Overall Rank:
2538th fastest in multithreading out of 4984 CPUs
2384th fastest in single threading out of 4984 CPUs
747th fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $22.95 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3047
Single Thread Rating
1469

Samples: 548*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,090
Thread: 1,430

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core

Integer Math10,376 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,417 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers19 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,535 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption945.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression51,122 KBytes/Sec
Physics326 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,494 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,469 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,825
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,389
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,068
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,574
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,110
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,877
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,215
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,725
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,616
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,150
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
3,047
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
198.90
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
190.94
Intel Core i9-12900K
145.74
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
144.16
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
132.79
Intel Core i9-13900K
131.90
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.53
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
52.88
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,151
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,683
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,565
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
1,469
Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2398199 - Feb 07 2025
3840
BL2398015 - Feb 07 2025
3710
BL2364832 - Jan 24 2025
3815
BL2360315 - Jan 22 2025
3634
BL2360077 - Jan 22 2025
3504
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
As of 11th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
3,047
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
3,680 (+20.8%)
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
2,615 (-14.2%)
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
3,449 (+13.2%)
Intel Core i3-4130T @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
2,896 (-5.0%)
AMD A8-6500 APU vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
2,826 (-7.3%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
2,335 (-23.4%)
AMD A6-3620 APU vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
1,864 (-38.8%)
AMD A6-3600 APU vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
1,697 (-44.3%)
AMD Athlon II X4 641 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
2,313 (-24.1%)
Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
4,320 (+41.8%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
3,699 (+21.4%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
3,404 (+11.7%)

Is the AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,193
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,866
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,636
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,601
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,305
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,844
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,525
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,519
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,300
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,104
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,033
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
851