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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: 133.27

Overall Rank:
2668th fastest in multithreading out of 5149 CPUs
2470th fastest in single threading out of 5149 CPUs
785th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3059
Single Thread Rating
1485

Samples: 555*
*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 Math10,455 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,406 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers19 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,536 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption951.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression50,969 KBytes/Sec
Physics324 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,504 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,485 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of June 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


Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2666553 - Jun 01 2025
2883
BL2639767 - May 21 2025
3318
BL2638792 - May 20 2025
3358
BL2567742 - Apr 20 2025
1928
BL2497700 - Mar 21 2025
3408
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
3,059
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
3,686 (+20.5%)
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
3,459 (+13.1%)
Intel Core i3-4130T @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
2,893 (-5.4%)
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
2,623 (-14.2%)
AMD A8-6500 APU vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
2,844 (-7.0%)
Intel Pentium G4400 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
2,556 (-16.4%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
2,345 (-23.3%)
AMD A6-3620 APU vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
1,869 (-38.9%)
AMD A6-3600 APU vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
1,697 (-44.5%)
AMD Athlon II X4 641 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
2,313 (-24.4%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
3,702 (+21.0%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
3,330 (+8.9%)

Is the AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,499
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,153
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,305
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,587
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,486
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,806
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,768
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,656
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,493
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core
851